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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can someone please explain how an autistic person can ‘fake’ all the nuanced things that go into not being perceived as at all different (irony, sarcasm, inference, nuance, complex humor, perspective taking)? 
If you know enough to fake those abilities then I just don’t get how you can be secretly autistic? [/quote]

It’s because (like so many other things) a concept with some kernel of truth has been completely distorted. Masking/camouflage in autism is supposed to describe the efforts that people with autism make to conform to social norms, including by ABA therapy that tried to supress autistic symptoms like stimming. Some researchers think this can result in mental health impacts.

But the concept has expanded to the point that parents claim their kid has autism only visible at home, or NT adults seeking attention make tik toks about how “I am so tired of maskiiiing!!”

Here’s an article about it: https://www.spectrumnews.org/opinion/q-and-a/spotting-the-problems-with-camouflaging-in-autism-research/
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