Autism August 2017 PMID 27899710

Quantifying and exploring camouflaging in men and women with autism.

Meng-Chuan Lai, Michael V Lombardo, Amber Nv Ruigrok, Bhismadev Chakrabarti, Bonnie Auyeung, Peter Szatmari, Francesca Happé, Simon Baron-Cohen

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Discussions emphasize the significance of the article by referencing its detailed findings, such as mentions of 'camouflaging more in women' and how it affects diagnosis. The tone is analytical and curious, with contributors debating its implications on clinical practices and societal perceptions, reflecting a thoughtful engagement with the research's importance.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions acknowledge the importance and validity of the research, with some endorsing its findings that women camouflage more and that this influences diagnosis.

InterestHigh interest

Posts show high interest, referencing detailed aspects of camouflaging, gender differences, and diagnostic challenges, indicating strong curiosity and relevance.

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Many commenters cite specific studies, methodological details, and implications, demonstrating deep engagement with the content.

ImpactModerate impact

The discussions suggest the article has potential to influence understanding of autism diagnosis and gender differences, though direct claims of widespread impact are moderate.

Abstract in brief

  • The study explores how individuals with autism, especially women, often camouflage their social difficulties, which can require significant mental effort and lead to stress or depression.
  • Researchers measured camouflaging by comparing external social behaviors with internal traits and social cognition, finding that women tend to camouflage more than men, though with large individual differences.
  • Higher camouflaging was linked to increased depression in men and better social perceptual skills in women, with brain and cognitive differences related to camouflaging being influenced by gender, indicating complex factors that need further study.]

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Neurodivergente
@Neurodivergent2 · X

1. Se nos detecta menos porque tenemos mejor habilidad de camuflar Eso implica que generalmente además del autismo desarrollamos otras comorbilidades/diagnósticos a causa de no actuar como nos sentimos (ansiedad, depresión, TOC...) https://t.co/YS9W3ytAh8

Feb 17, 2021 · 9 likes · 2 shares · 8,600 followers View post →
Autism Journal
@journalautism · X

One of our #mostread articles: Quantifying and exploring camouflaging in men and women with autism by @mengchuanlai @HappeLab @sbaroncohen and colleagues https://t.co/6L5fK2BbLd @SAGEpsychology

May 2, 2019 · 4 likes · 3 shares · 20,530 followers View post →
Noah Sasson
@Noahsasson · X

@drstevenkapp @fusaroli @DrEilidh Yes! Her work is tremendous. @mengchuanlai as well. https://t.co/0cAVXkZY0V

Jan 31, 2020 · 4 likes · 2 shares · 3,591 followers View post →
Tobias Schuwerk
@TobiasSchuwerk · X

@ganda85 Ja, leider erst in den letzten Jahren wächst das Bewusstsein, dass nach außen hin zu wirken als würde man "funktionieren" nicht zwangsläufig heißt, dass es einem gut geht oder dass man keine Unterstützung braucht. Eine der wenigen Studien: https://t.co/vmUMRiQS76

Mar 25, 2019 · 2 likes · 485 followers View post →
Celia
@Autlanders · X

@soundcube 5. Quantifying and exploring camouflaging in men and women with autism: https://t.co/u19BIul1zQ 6. An investigation of the 'female camouflage effect' in autism using a computerized ADOS-2 and a test of sex/gender differences: https://t.co/S1lyTnp2iq

Jan 18, 2019 · 2 likes · 242 followers View post →
Vedel
@8KBrO · X

Sources: Gender nonconformity and autism: https://t.co/19SmhRmwak Women are underdiagnosed: https://t.co/Rchk527IqV Women tend to mask better: https://t.co/E6GQKke3dd

Jun 21, 2024 · 2 likes · 81 followers View post →

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@maktaizm · X

@BKlaudek80016 @espoirvxo @VisVell obecne badania nad autyzmem wskazują, że dysproporcja może być mniejsza, a na jej zawyżanie wpływać może https://t.co/sFc3UJEicr. male-bias przy diagnozie czy kamuflaż u kobiet https://t.co/zlCdH4003S https://t.co/BLhlncPqSA https://t.co/xZqYPTu456 https://t.co/MY3eoD7k35

Jun 15, 2025 · 224 followers View post →
Midnight_Oil_Owl
@LadyLioness22 · X

https://t.co/vJ3oihidU0 Eloquent as always.

Dec 28, 2024 · 7 followers View post →
Vedel
@8KBrO · X

Sources: Gender nonconformity and autism: https://t.co/19SmhRmwak Women are underdiagnosed: https://t.co/Rchk527IqV Women tend to mask better: https://t.co/E6GQKke3dd

Jun 21, 2024 · 2 likes · 81 followers View post →
Rosa_Oehrchen
@Rosa_Oehrchen · X

過剰適応したASDについての動画。 これはASD女子が性犯罪に遭いやすかったり勘違い男に狙われやすいこととか、ASD男子がストーカーしやすいこととか、ASDがモラハラ被害に遭ったり 外面が良いだけの良いモラハラ野郎になったりすることをうまく説明していると思いました。 https://t.co/ASuu3gVDnK

May 13, 2024 · 1 like · 310 followers View post →
Gingerneer
@Gingerneer2 · X

JA OK YOUTUBE-ALGORITME T'IS AL GOE, IK SNAP DE HINT https://t.co/ZH02gq4b42

May 3, 2024 · 2,141 followers View post →
Brian Six
@BrianJSix · X

Autistic Masking is NOT What you think... https://t.co/PtjtiyBNKa

Mar 24, 2024 · 691 followers View post →
thesunshinediary
@skittlesspotify · X

The Dark Truth of Autistic Masking https://t.co/M0IUAy38nz via @YouTube

Mar 9, 2024 · 75 followers View post →
Miranda „agquarx” McKennitt—
@mirandamckenni1 · X

Feb 23, 2024 · 10,207 followers View post →
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@AgnaeshMcKenni1 · X

Feb 23, 2024 · 182 followers View post →
Rosie G
@WhoMeRosieG · X

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Feb 23, 2024 · 11 followers View post →
Tomte Sarah Anders Nielsen
@AndersTomte · X

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Feb 22, 2024 · 1 like · 857 followers View post →
Cristina ♑
@cristinaweasley · X

RT @Neurodivergent2: 1. Se nos detecta menos porque tenemos mejor habilidad de camuflar Eso implica que generalmente además del autismo de…

Feb 17, 2021 · 2 shares · 807 followers View post →
Mel
@nosequehaceraka · X

RT @Neurodivergent2: 1. Se nos detecta menos porque tenemos mejor habilidad de camuflar Eso implica que generalmente además del autismo de…

Feb 17, 2021 · 2 shares · 395 followers View post →
Neurodivergente
@Neurodivergent2 · X

1. Se nos detecta menos porque tenemos mejor habilidad de camuflar Eso implica que generalmente además del autismo desarrollamos otras comorbilidades/diagnósticos a causa de no actuar como nos sentimos (ansiedad, depresión, TOC...) https://t.co/YS9W3ytAh8

Feb 17, 2021 · 9 likes · 2 shares · 8,600 followers View post →
C.L. Lynch
@lynchauthor · X

@DrCherylllP @KateGladstone @coil780 @ekverstania Once again I’ll post this for you: https://t.co/0d6dO2OTdH

Jan 25, 2021 · 1 like · 1,957 followers View post →
C.L. Lynch
@lynchauthor · X

@DrCherylllP @KateGladstone @coil780 @ekverstania Re: diagnostic criteria - i didn’t bring my stim blankie on set/stage with me, I was given the lines and even told what emotions to emote. All the world is a stage to autistic people. Look: https://t.co/0d6dO2OTdH

Jan 25, 2021 · 1 like · 1,957 followers View post →
Rouen
@Trinity_13 · X

論文読み終え.camouflagingの度合いをADOS等で評価される外的評価とAQなどの内的評価の差で量的評価. 1)男性においてcamouflagingは抑うつと相関 2)女性においては器質的な神経解剖学的所見 Quantifying and exploring camouflaging in men and women with autism https://t.co/5eFpVSsaER

Feb 29, 2020 · 1 like · 2,462 followers View post →
Rouen
@Trinity_13 · X

次はこのあたりの論文を読んでいこう… Quantifying and exploring camouflaging in men and women with autism. https://t.co/5eFpVSsaER "Putting on My Best Normal": Social Camouflaging in Adults with Autism Spectrum Conditions. https://t.co/w6svAVzv3c

Feb 23, 2020 · 1 like · 2,462 followers View post →
Riccardo Fusaroli
@fusaroli · X

RT @Noahsasson: @drstevenkapp @fusaroli @DrEilidh Yes! Her work is tremendous. @mengchuanlai as well. https://t.co/0cAVXkZY0V

Jan 31, 2020 · 2 shares · 4,195 followers View post →
Elaine Mcgreevy
@ElaineMcgreevy · X

RT @Noahsasson: @drstevenkapp @fusaroli @DrEilidh Yes! Her work is tremendous. @mengchuanlai as well. https://t.co/0cAVXkZY0V

Jan 31, 2020 · 2 shares · 4,348 followers View post →
Noah Sasson
@Noahsasson · X

@drstevenkapp @fusaroli @DrEilidh Yes! Her work is tremendous. @mengchuanlai as well. https://t.co/0cAVXkZY0V

Jan 31, 2020 · 4 likes · 2 shares · 3,591 followers View post →
Michael Lombardo
@mvlombardo · X

In terms of how H relates to behavior, we investigated a sex-differential compensatory phenomenon known as camouflaging. In past work we see that autistic women tend to camouflage their social-communicative difficulties more than autistic men. https://t.co/sDQK1yIVic

Jan 27, 2020 · 4,473 followers View post →
schooht
@schooht · X

RT @journalautism: One of our #mostread articles: Quantifying and exploring camouflaging in men and women with autism by @mengchuanlai @Hap…

Jun 30, 2019 · 3 shares · 78 followers View post →
Margaret Dean
@dean_margaret2 · X

@carolinehearst Quantifying and exploring camouflaging in men and women with autism Meng-Chuan Lai et al. DOI: 10.1177/1362361316671012

May 9, 2019 · 1,115 followers View post →
Margaret Dean
@dean_margaret2 · X

@carolinehearst @D0V0S0 Quantifying and exploring camouflaging in men and women with autism Meng-Chuan Lai et al. DOI: 10.1177/1362361316671012

May 9, 2019 · 1,115 followers View post →
Current Issues Research
@IssuesResearch · X

RT @journalautism: One of our #mostread articles: Quantifying and exploring camouflaging in men and women with autism by @mengchuanlai @Hap…

May 2, 2019 · 3 shares · 21 followers View post →
Autism Journal
@journalautism · X

One of our #mostread articles: Quantifying and exploring camouflaging in men and women with autism by @mengchuanlai @HappeLab @sbaroncohen and colleagues https://t.co/6L5fK2BbLd @SAGEpsychology

May 2, 2019 · 4 likes · 3 shares · 20,530 followers View post →
Tobias Schuwerk
@TobiasSchuwerk · X

@ganda85 Ja, leider erst in den letzten Jahren wächst das Bewusstsein, dass nach außen hin zu wirken als würde man "funktionieren" nicht zwangsläufig heißt, dass es einem gut geht oder dass man keine Unterstützung braucht. Eine der wenigen Studien: https://t.co/vmUMRiQS76

Mar 25, 2019 · 2 likes · 485 followers View post →
Aimée Morrison
@digiwonk · X

@AliceRunning1 Academic article: Lai, Meng-Chuan, et al. “Quantifying and Exploring Camouflaging in Men and Women with Autism.” Autism, vol. 21, no. 6, Aug. 2017, pp. 690–702. Crossref, doi:10.1177/1362361316671012.

Feb 8, 2019 · 5,740 followers View post →
@AutSciPerson@mstdn.social
@AutSciPerson · X

@AliceRunning1 https://t.co/cAtuoxFUov

Feb 8, 2019 · 47,050 followers View post →
Celia
@Autlanders · X

@soundcube 5. Quantifying and exploring camouflaging in men and women with autism: https://t.co/u19BIul1zQ 6. An investigation of the 'female camouflage effect' in autism using a computerized ADOS-2 and a test of sex/gender differences: https://t.co/S1lyTnp2iq

Jan 18, 2019 · 2 likes · 242 followers View post →