El autismo sin máscara

Author: Dr. Devon Price
- Non-Fiction
- Editorial Sirio
- ISBN: 9788419685872
- Release Date: 01-09-2025

Synopsis

For every visibly Autistic person you meet, there are countless “masked” Autistic people who pass as neurotypical. Masking is a common coping mechanism in which Autistic people hide their identifiably Autistic traits in order to fit in with societal norms, adopting a superficial personality at the expense of their mental health. This can include suppressing harmless stims, papering over communication challenges by presenting as unassuming and mild-mannered, and forcing themselves into situations that cause severe anxiety, all so they aren’t seen as needy or “odd.”

Por cada persona visiblemente autista que conoces, hay innumerables personas autistas «enmascaradas» que pasan por neurotípicas. El enmascaramiento es un mecanismo de afrontamiento común con el que ocultan sus rasgos identificables, se esfuerzan por amoldarse a las normas y, para no desentonar socialmente, adoptan una personalidad superficial. En El autismo sin máscara, el doctor Devon Price comparte su experiencia personal de enmascaramiento y combina investigaciones de las ciencias sociales, datos históricos y perfiles personales para contar la historia de la neurodivergencia.

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