Description
Product ID: | 9781787755796 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Title: | Autism and Masking |
Subtitle: | How and Why People Do It, and the Impact It Can Have |
Authors: | Author: Felicity Sedgewick, Laura Hull, Helen Ellis |
Page Count: | 272 |
Subjects: | Disability: social aspects, Disability: social aspects, Coping with / advice about physical impairments / disability, Self-help, personal development and practical advice, Coping with disability, Self-help & personal development |
Description: | Select Guide Rating This book offers an in in-depth examination of how autistic people mask, why they do it and the impact it can have on their wellbeing. Combining the latest research with contributed case studies, it provides a thorough and illuminating introduction to this important but underserved area. Autistic people often feel they have to present as neurotypical or perform neurotypical social behaviours in order to fit in. So-called ''masking'' is a social survival strategy used by autistic people in situations where neurodiversity is not understood or welcomed. While this is a commonly observed phenomenon in the autistic community, the complexities of masking are still not widely understood. |
Imprint Name: | Jessica Kingsley Publishers |
Publisher Name: | Jessica Kingsley Publishers |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2021-12-21 |