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Masking is one of those topics that many autistic people recognise instantly, even if they’ve never had a word for it. In simple terms, autism masking (sometimes called camouflaging) is when an autistic person hides or suppresses autistic traits in...

I’m the Operations Executive at Harry Specters, but around the team I’m affectionately known as the “Office Octopus” - because I have a hand in just about everything. A big part of my job lives in the inbox.  Most of...

If you’ve ever walked away from a conversation thinking, “I don’t know what just happened there,” you may already understand the heart of the double empathy problem. The double empathy problem is an idea from autistic researcher Dr Damian Milton....

Every April, you’ll see more conversations about autism; in schools, workplaces, on social media, and in families. You’ll also hear two phrases used side-by-side: Autism Awareness and Autism Acceptance. They sound similar, but they point to two very different goals....

Autism is often discussed in terms of challenges, but that’s not the whole story. Many autistic people also describe real strengths: ways of thinking, noticing, creating, and connecting that can be powerful in the right environment. This isn’t about pretending...

Everyone gets tired. Social fatigue (that drained “I need to be alone now” feeling after people-ing) can happen to anybody. But autistic fatigue (and sometimes burnout) can be more likely for some autistic people because social situations often come with...