Applications of identity-based theories to understand the impact of stigma and camouflaging on mental health outcomes for autistic people
Autistic people have long been conceptualized from a deficit-based model of disability, but recent self-advocates and scholars have asserted the importance of recognizing autism as both a disability and an important part of a person’s social identity. The autistic identity is subject to specific sti...
| Published in: | Frontiers in Psychiatry |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-09-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1243657/full |