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Gender Differences in Self-Reported Camouflaging in Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults
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Hull, Laura; Lai, Meng-Chuan; Baron-Cohen, Simon; Allison, Carrie; Smith, Paula; Petrides, K. V.; Mandy, William – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2020
Social camouflaging describes the use of strategies to compensate for and mask autistic characteristics during social interactions. A newly developed self-reported measure of camouflaging (Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire) was used in an online survey to measure gender differences in autistic (n = 306) and non-autistic adults (n = 472)…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Social Adjustment
Development and Validation of the Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire (CAT-Q)
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Hull, Laura; Mandy, William; Lai, Meng-Chuan; Baron-Cohen, Simon; Allison, Carrie; Smith, Paula; Petrides, K. V. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2019
There currently exist no self-report measures of social camouflaging behaviours (strategies used to compensate for or mask autistic characteristics during social interactions). The Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire (CAT-Q) was developed from autistic adults' experiences of camouflaging, and was administered online to 354 autistic and 478…
Descriptors: Test Construction, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
"Putting on My Best Normal": Social Camouflaging in Adults with Autism Spectrum Conditions
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Hull, Laura; Petrides, K. V.; Allison, Carrie; Smith, Paula; Baron-Cohen, Simon; Lai, Meng-Chuan; Mandy, William – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
Camouflaging of autistic characteristics in social situations is hypothesised as a common social coping strategy for adults with autism spectrum conditions (ASC). Camouflaging may impact diagnosis, quality of life, and long-term outcomes, but little is known about it. This qualitative study examined camouflaging experiences in 92 adults with ASC,…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Adults, Coping
Youths with ADHD with and without Tic Disorders: Comorbid Psychopathology, Executive Function and Social Adjustment
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Lin, Yu-Ju; Lai, Meng-Chuan; Gau, Susan Shur-Fen – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and tic disorders (TD) commonly co-occur. Clarifying the psychiatric comorbidities, executive functions and social adjustment difficulties in children and adolescents of ADHD with and without TD is informative to understand the developmental psychopathology and to identify their specific clinical…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Control Groups, Psychopathology