A Conceptual Analysis of Autistic Masking: Understanding the Narrative of Stigma and the Illusion of Choice

Masking as a predictable response to stigma, which makes the “choice” to mask less free than it looks.

Pearson, A. & Rose, K. (2021). A Conceptual Analysis of Autistic Masking: Understanding the Narrative of Stigma and the Illusion of Choice. Autism in Adulthood, 3(1), 52–60.

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Journal article

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doi.org/10.1089/aut.2020.0043

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Against the abstract, 15 September 2026

Why it is on the list

Pearson and Rose situate masking in its social context: a response to stigma and to the way autism has been narrated. Their “illusion of choice” is the counterweight week 6 needs. The ledger therefore records the pressure as well as the price.