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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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The workplace masking experiences of autistic, non-autistic neurodivergent and neurotypical adults in the UK

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.


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