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camouflaging

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Contexto: "Girls may learn in childhood how to behave in certain situations (i.e., masking or camouflaging), which may reduce the appearance of challenges."
Fonte: Porthukaran, A., Man, L., Fernandes, N., Matsuba, E., & Lunsky, Y. (2026). Case series of autistic people diagnosed in adulthood: Factors leading to late diagnoses. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Termo equivalente: camuflagem social

Definição: "Camouflaging can be thought of as the process through which autistic people modify their natural social behaviours to adapt to, cope within or influence the largely neurotypical (non-autistic) social world."
Fonte: Cook J, Crane L, Hull L, Bourne L, Mandy W. Self-reported camouflaging behaviours used by autistic adults during everyday social interactions. Autism. 2022 Feb;26(2):406-421. doi: 10.1177/13623613211026754. Epub 2021 Jun 26. PMID: 34180249; PMCID: PMC8814950.

Definição em português: "Camuflagem pode ser entendida como o processo pelo qual as pessoas autistas modificam seus comportamentos sociais naturais para se adaptarem, lidarem com ou influenciarem o mundo social predominantemente neurotípico (não autista)."