“Camouflage” is defined as a combination of masking — hiding behaviours that mark one as different — and compensating — using conscious or unconscious strategies to adapt to a specific environment (Hull et al. 2017). The previous post on Camouflage and Autism (1) established that camouflage and masking are not exclusively autistic. They may be useful social tools for strengthening relationships and navigating different contexts, rather than merely harmful attempts to “pass” (

If everybody camouflages, what exactly are we talking about? In Camouflage and Autism (1), I've made what may seem like a rather inconvenient observation: Everybody camouflages. Not just autistic people. Not just people with a diagnosis of some kind or without any diagnosis. Everybody. We adjust our behaviour according to where we are, whom we are with and what is expected of us. We suppress things we would otherwise say. We imitate behaviours that seem to work for other peop