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It’s not only girls who can mask
by Dr Judy Eaton30/11/2016 Autism, Blog, Child and Young Person, Clinician related, Masking, Parenting related, Teaching related7 comments
Following on from the previous article regarding masking in children on the Autistic spectrum, this article is going to look at boys who mask. These boys seem to fall into two distinct categories. The first group is those who understand the rules at school and appear to manage the structure of school very well, but who are often struggling socially and academically, and who keep ‘below the...Learn More
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Children who ‘mask’ or ‘camouflage’ their Autism
by Dr Judy Eaton09/11/2016 Blog, Child and Young Person, Clinician related, Female presentation of Autism, Masking, Parenting related, Teaching related24 comments
Those who haven’t experienced the frustration of being misunderstood as the parent of a child with Autism can find it hard to believe that the perfectly behaved little girl (and it is usually little girls) who keeps her head down at school and tries really hard to comply and ‘fit in’ with the other children can suddenly change when she comes out of school. Many parents report that they have...Learn More