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Social Camouflaging
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Social camouflaging refers to the use of behavioral, cognitive, and communicative strategies through which individuals modify, suppress, or compensate for aspects of their natural behaviors in order to meet perceived social expectations and navigate social interactions [1][2]. The concept has been primarily studied among autistic individuals, where it describes efforts to minimize the visibility of autistic characteristics, compensate for social communication differences, and present behaviors that align with prevailing social norms [1][3]. Social camouflaging may involve conscious or unconscious processes, including masking personal characteristics, imitating socially expected behaviors, monitoring social performance, and adapting communication styles across different social contexts [1][4]. These strategies are shaped by interactions between individuals and their social environments, including expectations regarding belonging, acceptance, and group participation [2][4]. Social camouflaging therefore describes a form of social adaptation and identity management through which individuals negotiate the relationship between personal characteristics and socially defined behavioral expectations.

social camouflaging social adaptation identity management social interaction self-presentation social norms

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  1. Laura Hull; K. V. Petrides; Carrie Allison; Paula Smith; Simon Baron-Cohen; Meng-Chuan Lai; William Mandy; “Putting on My Best Normal”: Social Camouflaging in Adults with Autism Spectrum Conditions. J. Autism Dev. Disord. 2017, 47, 2519-2534. [CrossRef]
  2. Meng-Chuan Lai; Michael V. Lombardo; Amber N. V. Ruigrok; Bhismadev Chakrabarti; Sally J. Wheelwright; Bonnie Auyeung; Carrie Allison; MRC AIMS Consortium; Simon Baron-Cohen; Cognition in Males and Females with Autism: Similarities and Differences. PLOS ONE 2012, 7, e47198. [CrossRef]
  3. Laura Hull; William Mandy; Meng-Chuan Lai; Simon Baron-Cohen; Carrie Allison; Paula Smith; K. V. Petrides; Development and Validation of the Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire (CAT-Q). J. Autism Dev. Disord. 2018, 49, 819-833. [CrossRef]
  4. Lucy Anne Livingston; Punit Shah; Francesca Happé; Compensatory strategies below the behavioural surface in autism: a qualitative study. Lancet Psychiatry 2019, 6, 766-777. [CrossRef]
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