Autistic and neurodivergent workers report experiencing unique pressures to mask traits, to avoid negative reactions from colleagues and employers
IMAGE: MANY PEOPLE – PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO ARE NEURODIVERGENT – FEEL PRESSURE TO HIDE ASPECTS OF THEIR IDENTITY AND PERSONALITY IN THE WORKPLACE. view more
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Autistic and neurodivergent workers report experiencing unique pressures to mask traits, to avoid negative reactions from colleagues and employers
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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0290001
Article Title: The workplace masking experiences of autistic, non-autistic neurodivergent and neurotypical adults in the UK
Author Countries: UK
Funding: The present study was funded by an Autistica research grant (REF: 7263) to AR and BH (https://www.autistica.org.uk/). Research at the UCL Centre for Research in Autism and Education is supported by Pears Foundation (https://pearsfoundation.org.uk/). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
JOURNAL
PLoS ONE
ARTICLE TITLE
The workplace masking experiences of autistic, non-autistic neurodivergent and neurotypical adults in the UK
ARTICLE PUBLICATION DATE
6-Sep-2023
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