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Autistic and neurodivergent workers report experiencing unique pressures to mask traits, to avoid negative reactions from colleagues and employers

09.06.23 | PLOS

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

PLOS ONE

10.1371/journal.pone.0290001

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

6-Sep-2023

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Autism Health and Medicine Social Research Social Sciences

Article Information

Journal
PLOS ONE
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0290001
Article Publication Date
2023-09-06
Article Title
The workplace masking experiences of autistic, non-autistic neurodivergent and neurotypical adults in the UK
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2023, September 6). Autistic and neurodivergent workers report experiencing unique pressures to mask traits, to avoid negative reactions from colleagues and employers. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/L597E5R8/autistic-and-neurodivergent-workers-report-experiencing-unique-pressures-to-mask-traits-to-avoid-negative-reactions-from-colleagues-and-employers.html
MLA:
"Autistic and neurodivergent workers report experiencing unique pressures to mask traits, to avoid negative reactions from colleagues and employers." Brightsurf News, Sep. 6 2023, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/L597E5R8/autistic-and-neurodivergent-workers-report-experiencing-unique-pressures-to-mask-traits-to-avoid-negative-reactions-from-colleagues-and-employers.html.