Studies suggest that autistic women and girls camouflage and mask their autistic traits due to a number of reasons, but what does this mean, and how does masking and camouflaging contribute to mental health conditions such as stress, anxiety and depression? …

Are you wondering what exactly is autism? Has someone suggested you or your child might be autistic? Are you confused about what autism ‘looks like’ (I say that loosely as autism doesn’t have a ‘look’)… or has your child been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (the medical diagnostic term) and you are thinking ‘wow, I see many of my child’s autistic traits in me… maybe I am autistic too’?