
Autistic people shouldn’t have to use ‘camouflage’ to fit in
If society were more tolerant and understanding of autistic people, they could ditch their camouflage and be themselves
by Francesca Happé
Francesca Happé is professor of cognitive neuroscience at King’s College London. Her books include Autism: A New Introduction to Psychological Theory and Current Debate (2019), co-authored with Sue Fletcher-Watson, and Girls and Autism: Educational, Family and Personal Perspectives (2019), co-edited with Barry Carpenter and Jo Egerton.