Child and Young Person related Tag

It’s Not Only Girls Who Can Mask

Following on from the previous article regarding autistic children who mask, this article is going to look specifically at autistic 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

Children Who ‘Mask’ or ‘Camouflage’ Their Autism

Those who haven’t experienced the frustration of being misunderstood as the parent of an autistic child 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