Lecture 5 - Part 2 Flashcards
what did sasson et al find regarding the perception of autistic people
non-autistic people tend to perceive autistic people negatively
what did milton find with autistic interaction
autistic people have difficulty interacting with the neurotypical majority
what did alkhaldi et al find regarding autistic perception
autistic people are harder to read than non-autistic people leading to negative perception
what do autistic people do to cope / fit in social situations
camouflage or mask their autistic characteristics
exhausting but helps to fit into neurotypical society
what did hull et al find as the 3 main components of camouflaging
assimilation (strategies to fit into uncomfortable social situations)
compensation (compensating for social difficulties)
masking (avoiding being “too autistic”)
what is the CAT-Q and what did it find
camouflaging autistic traits questionnaire
autistic & camouflaging traits are higher in autistic people but varying levels of these are in non-autsitic people too
what is the mental health consequence of camouflaging consistent across males and females
anxiety at being found out
increased risk of suicidal thoughts / behaviours
what did cassidy et al find regarding camouflaging and suicidality
it is an important independent risk marker of suicidal thoughts and behaviours in autistic adults
what is the interpersonal psychological theory of suicide
lack of meaningful social connections can increase risk of experiencing suicidal thoughts
also known as thwarted belongingness
what did cassidy et al find in their study of 160 largely non-autistic students
camouflaging autistic traits leads to increased risk of thwarted belongingness and suicidality
what did mitchell et al find when making a model combining elements of previous research
social motivation may effect whether one engages in camouflaging
insight into one’s difficulties may affect whether a person feels that they are not accepted despite their efforts to camouflage
what did cage et al find that goes against cassidy’s findings
camouflaging does not lead to depression
what did lai et al find their study into depression
camouflaging caused depression only in autistic males
what did lai et al find that goes against cassidy’s findings
camouflaging does not lead to anxiety
what are 3 issues with studies into autistic mental health
mainly female while most diagnoses are male
self report measures used
all studies recruited autsitic people without an intellectual disability
