3 recherche sur le mot-clé 'Autism acceptance'

Experiences of Autism Acceptance and Mental Health in Autistic Adults / Eilidh CAGE in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 48-2 (February 2018)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 48-2 (February 2018) . - p.473-484 Titre : Experiences of Autism Acceptance and Mental Health in Autistic Adults Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Eilidh CAGE, Auteur ; Jessica DI MONACO, Auteur ; Victoria NEWELL, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.473-484 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism acceptance  Camouflaging  Masking  Mental health Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Mental health difficulties are highly prevalent in individuals on the autism spectrum. The current study examined how experiences and perceptions of autism acceptance could impact on the mental health of autistic adults. 111 adults on the autism spectrum completed an online survey examining their experiences of autism acceptance, along with symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress. Regression analyses showed that autism acceptance from external sources and personal acceptance significantly predicted depression. Acceptance from others also significantly predicted stress but acceptance did not predict anxiety. Further analyses suggested that experiences of "camouflaging" could relate to higher rates of depression. The current study highlights the importance of considering how autism acceptance could contribute to mental health in autism. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3342-7 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=337 [article] Experiences of Autism Acceptance and Mental Health in Autistic Adults [texte imprimé] / Eilidh CAGE, Auteur ; Jessica DI MONACO, Auteur ; Victoria NEWELL, Auteur . - p.473-484. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 48-2 (February 2018) . - p.473-484 Mots-clés : Autism acceptance  Camouflaging  Masking  Mental health Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Mental health difficulties are highly prevalent in individuals on the autism spectrum. The current study examined how experiences and perceptions of autism acceptance could impact on the mental health of autistic adults. 111 adults on the autism spectrum completed an online survey examining their experiences of autism acceptance, along with symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress. Regression analyses showed that autism acceptance from external sources and personal acceptance significantly predicted depression. Acceptance from others also significantly predicted stress but acceptance did not predict anxiety. Further analyses suggested that experiences of "camouflaging" could relate to higher rates of depression. The current study highlights the importance of considering how autism acceptance could contribute to mental health in autism. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3342-7 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=337

Understanding autistic identity contingencies: The chain mediation effect of autism acceptance and loneliness in ableist microaggressions and social camouflage / Siqing GUAN in Autism, 30-2 (February 2026)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism > 30-2 (February 2026) . - p.466-483 Titre : Understanding autistic identity contingencies: The chain mediation effect of autism acceptance and loneliness in ableist microaggressions and social camouflage Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Siqing GUAN, Auteur ; Fumito TAKAHASHI, Auteur ; Makoto WADA, Auteur ; Hikari N. TAKASHINA, Auteur ; Midori UEDA, Auteur ; Masamitsu KAWASHIMA, Auteur ; Yasuo KAWAGUCHI, Auteur ; Takeo KATO, Auteur ; Shinichiro OGAWA, Auteur ; Kenji TSUCHIYA, Auteur ; Fumiyo OSHIMA, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.466-483 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Ableism  Social camouflage  Social identity  Autistic identity contingencies  Minority stress  Microaggression  Autism acceptance  Loneliness  Interpersonal environmental factors  Adults Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Ableist microaggressions—subtle forms of disability-based discrimination—constitute a key minority stressor. Amplified by autistic identity contingencies that shape how autistic identity is judged and treated in social contexts, these factors drive social camouflage in autistic adults, compelling them to conceal autistic characteristics for adapting to non-autistic groups, often resulting in negative mental health outcomes. This study proposes a novel autistic identity contingencies model to explore how autism acceptance and loneliness mediate the relationship between ableist microaggressions and social camouflage. An online survey of 330 autistic adults was conducted, followed by hierarchical multiple regression and chain mediation analyses. Results revealed that, ableist microaggressions positively predicted three social camouflage phenotypes: compensation, masking, and assimilation, with loneliness also positively predicting assimilation. Furthermore, after controlling for personal attributes, general stress and mental health conditions, lower external autism acceptance and higher loneliness mediated the positive relationship between ableist microaggressions and assimilation, whereas internal autism acceptance showed no significant effect. Assimilation is uniquely shaped by social autistic identity threats and loneliness, distinguishing it from compensation and masking. These findings highlight social camouflage as responses to minority stressors driven by social autistic identity contingencies, rooted in stigmatised behaviours rather than in stigmatised personal autistic identity.Lay Abstract Society’s perceptions of autism, reflected in subtle discrimination against autistic people, cause autistic adults to hide their true selves. They may hide their autistic traits to fit in with others, especially in groups that do not understand autism. Although this can help autistic people be accepted, it often leads to exhaustion and problems with mental health. However, the invisible ways in which autistic adults are judged and treated in daily social activities and how this impacts their strategies for camouflaging their autistic traits is poorly understood. This study examined the effects of feeling accepted as an autistic person, either by oneself or by others, and experiencing loneliness on how autistic adults camouflage being autistic when facing subtle discrimination related to their disability status. We surveyed 330 autistic adults using online questionnaires. After accounting for personal differences, subtle discrimination was positively associated with three camouflaging strategies: compensating for social challenges, covering up differences, and blending in with others. Feeling lonely was also positively associated with blending in with others. Additionally, after accounting for personal differences, stress levels, and mental health, feeling accepted by others as an autistic person and feeling lonely affected how subtle discrimination led to blending in with others. However, self-acceptance of being autistic was not associated with this relationship.This suggests that treatment by others shapes autistic adults’ need to hide their identity more than their self-acceptance of being autistic. Therefore, addressing how autistic adults are judged and treated in daily social activities is more critical than focusing on personal change. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13623613251389876 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=579 [article] Understanding autistic identity contingencies: The chain mediation effect of autism acceptance and loneliness in ableist microaggressions and social camouflage [texte imprimé] / Siqing GUAN, Auteur ; Fumito TAKAHASHI, Auteur ; Makoto WADA, Auteur ; Hikari N. TAKASHINA, Auteur ; Midori UEDA, Auteur ; Masamitsu KAWASHIMA, Auteur ; Yasuo KAWAGUCHI, Auteur ; Takeo KATO, Auteur ; Shinichiro OGAWA, Auteur ; Kenji TSUCHIYA, Auteur ; Fumiyo OSHIMA, Auteur . - p.466-483. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism > 30-2 (February 2026) . - p.466-483 Mots-clés : Ableism  Social camouflage  Social identity  Autistic identity contingencies  Minority stress  Microaggression  Autism acceptance  Loneliness  Interpersonal environmental factors  Adults Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Ableist microaggressions—subtle forms of disability-based discrimination—constitute a key minority stressor. Amplified by autistic identity contingencies that shape how autistic identity is judged and treated in social contexts, these factors drive social camouflage in autistic adults, compelling them to conceal autistic characteristics for adapting to non-autistic groups, often resulting in negative mental health outcomes. This study proposes a novel autistic identity contingencies model to explore how autism acceptance and loneliness mediate the relationship between ableist microaggressions and social camouflage. An online survey of 330 autistic adults was conducted, followed by hierarchical multiple regression and chain mediation analyses. Results revealed that, ableist microaggressions positively predicted three social camouflage phenotypes: compensation, masking, and assimilation, with loneliness also positively predicting assimilation. Furthermore, after controlling for personal attributes, general stress and mental health conditions, lower external autism acceptance and higher loneliness mediated the positive relationship between ableist microaggressions and assimilation, whereas internal autism acceptance showed no significant effect. Assimilation is uniquely shaped by social autistic identity threats and loneliness, distinguishing it from compensation and masking. These findings highlight social camouflage as responses to minority stressors driven by social autistic identity contingencies, rooted in stigmatised behaviours rather than in stigmatised personal autistic identity.Lay Abstract Society’s perceptions of autism, reflected in subtle discrimination against autistic people, cause autistic adults to hide their true selves. They may hide their autistic traits to fit in with others, especially in groups that do not understand autism. Although this can help autistic people be accepted, it often leads to exhaustion and problems with mental health. However, the invisible ways in which autistic adults are judged and treated in daily social activities and how this impacts their strategies for camouflaging their autistic traits is poorly understood. This study examined the effects of feeling accepted as an autistic person, either by oneself or by others, and experiencing loneliness on how autistic adults camouflage being autistic when facing subtle discrimination related to their disability status. We surveyed 330 autistic adults using online questionnaires. After accounting for personal differences, subtle discrimination was positively associated with three camouflaging strategies: compensating for social challenges, covering up differences, and blending in with others. Feeling lonely was also positively associated with blending in with others. Additionally, after accounting for personal differences, stress levels, and mental health, feeling accepted by others as an autistic person and feeling lonely affected how subtle discrimination led to blending in with others. However, self-acceptance of being autistic was not associated with this relationship.This suggests that treatment by others shapes autistic adults’ need to hide their identity more than their self-acceptance of being autistic. Therefore, addressing how autistic adults are judged and treated in daily social activities is more critical than focusing on personal change. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13623613251389876 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=579

Understanding Social Camouflaging in Autistic Adults: Integrating Cognitive and Psychosocial Predictors / Capucine REBOURS in Autism, 30-6 (June 2026)  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism > 30-6 (June 2026) . - p.1452-1464 Titre : Understanding Social Camouflaging in Autistic Adults: Integrating Cognitive and Psychosocial Predictors Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Capucine REBOURS, Auteur ; Viviane KOSTRUBIEC, Auteur ; Jeanne KRUCK, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1452-1464 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : adults  autism acceptance  camouflaging  executive functioning  predictors Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Camouflaging refers to strategies used by autistic individuals to mask traits and adapt to neurotypical norms. Beyond socio-cognitive abilities, recent work suggests that camouflaging is also shaped by psychosocial factors. This study tested an integrative, prediction-oriented model of camouflaging. We hypothesized that higher levels of camouflaging would be associated with socio-cognitive functioning, perceived social misfit, mental health, and lower autism acceptance, and that an integrative model combining these factors would predict individual differences in camouflaging. Participants were 120 autistic adults (M = 37.4 years, SD = 10.4), mostly officially diagnosed and predominantly assigned female at birth. Self-report measures assessed camouflaging, executive functioning, perceived social-cognition differences, autism acceptance, social support, and mental health. Partial least squares structural equation modeling was used to estimate the contribution of each predictor to camouflaging. The final model explained a moderate proportion of variance in camouflaging (R² = 0.27; standardized root mean squared residual = 0.05). Executive dysfunction, perceived social-cognition differences, and personal acceptance showed positive associations with camouflaging, whereas intellectual functioning, perceived acceptance, and social support did not contribute meaningfully. Camouflaging reflects a dynamic interplay between perceived social misfit, executive demands, and identity-related processes rather than a fixed cognitive ability, highlighting the importance of affirming social environments.Lay Abstract Camouflaging refers to the strategies autistic people use to hide their autistic personality in order to fit into social expectations. While camouflaging can sometimes help in social situations, it often comes with serious costs, including stress, anxiety, depression, and autistic burnout. Many autistic adults report feeling pressure to camouflage because of stigma and how society views autism. Understanding what drives camouflaging is important to reduce its harmful effects and to better support autistic people. This study explored which factors are most strongly linked to camouflaging in autistic adults. Instead of looking only at thinking skills such as intelligence, we included measures of executive functioning (everyday planning), social experiences, autism acceptance, and mental health. A total of 120 autistic adults completed online questionnaires. We used statistical models to test which factors predicted camouflaging. We found that camouflaging was most strongly linked to three factors: difficulties with executive functioning, feeling like a misfit in social situations, and how much participants personally accepted their autistic identity. Intelligence, general social support, and feeling accepted by others as autistic played little role. These findings show that camouflaging is not simply about cognitive skills, but also about self-perception and social pressure. Creating more accepting environments and supporting autistic identity may reduce the need to camouflage and protect mental health. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13623613261433985 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=586 [article] Understanding Social Camouflaging in Autistic Adults: Integrating Cognitive and Psychosocial Predictors [texte imprimé] / Capucine REBOURS, Auteur ; Viviane KOSTRUBIEC, Auteur ; Jeanne KRUCK, Auteur . - p.1452-1464. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism > 30-6 (June 2026) . - p.1452-1464 Mots-clés : adults  autism acceptance  camouflaging  executive functioning  predictors Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Camouflaging refers to strategies used by autistic individuals to mask traits and adapt to neurotypical norms. Beyond socio-cognitive abilities, recent work suggests that camouflaging is also shaped by psychosocial factors. This study tested an integrative, prediction-oriented model of camouflaging. We hypothesized that higher levels of camouflaging would be associated with socio-cognitive functioning, perceived social misfit, mental health, and lower autism acceptance, and that an integrative model combining these factors would predict individual differences in camouflaging. Participants were 120 autistic adults (M = 37.4 years, SD = 10.4), mostly officially diagnosed and predominantly assigned female at birth. Self-report measures assessed camouflaging, executive functioning, perceived social-cognition differences, autism acceptance, social support, and mental health. Partial least squares structural equation modeling was used to estimate the contribution of each predictor to camouflaging. The final model explained a moderate proportion of variance in camouflaging (R² = 0.27; standardized root mean squared residual = 0.05). Executive dysfunction, perceived social-cognition differences, and personal acceptance showed positive associations with camouflaging, whereas intellectual functioning, perceived acceptance, and social support did not contribute meaningfully. Camouflaging reflects a dynamic interplay between perceived social misfit, executive demands, and identity-related processes rather than a fixed cognitive ability, highlighting the importance of affirming social environments.Lay Abstract Camouflaging refers to the strategies autistic people use to hide their autistic personality in order to fit into social expectations. While camouflaging can sometimes help in social situations, it often comes with serious costs, including stress, anxiety, depression, and autistic burnout. Many autistic adults report feeling pressure to camouflage because of stigma and how society views autism. Understanding what drives camouflaging is important to reduce its harmful effects and to better support autistic people. This study explored which factors are most strongly linked to camouflaging in autistic adults. Instead of looking only at thinking skills such as intelligence, we included measures of executive functioning (everyday planning), social experiences, autism acceptance, and mental health. A total of 120 autistic adults completed online questionnaires. We used statistical models to test which factors predicted camouflaging. We found that camouflaging was most strongly linked to three factors: difficulties with executive functioning, feeling like a misfit in social situations, and how much participants personally accepted their autistic identity. Intelligence, general social support, and feeling accepted by others as autistic played little role. These findings show that camouflaging is not simply about cognitive skills, but also about self-perception and social pressure. Creating more accepting environments and supporting autistic identity may reduce the need to camouflage and protect mental health. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13623613261433985 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=586