The Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire (CAT-Q) | Embrace Autism
The CAT-Q is a self-report measure of social camouflaging behaviors in adults, used to identify camouflaging behaviors in autistic people.| Embrace Autism
You walk into the room and slide into character without thinking. Your smile is practiced. Your laugh lands at the right time. Your posture, tone, and even pauses are all intentional. By the time you leave, you are grumpy, but holding it in. And once you get home, you go into your room and lie […]| Embrace Autism
The Autistic Burnout construct (ABO) is a self-report questionnaire that measures traits such as fatigue, exhaustion, and related symptoms to identify autistic burnout in autistic adults.| Embrace Autism
In this article, we’ll discuss how autistic and ADHD camouflaging compare, and whether AuDHD-ers camouflage more frequently than people of just one identity.| Embrace Autism
Dr. Natalie Engelbrecht: In this article, I will explore social demands as a cause of autistic burnout, and I will share the lived experience of five autistics including myself.| Embrace Autism
Dr. Engelbrecht ND RP: Autistic burnout is distinct from classical burnout, with different causes and symptoms. In this article, I will explain the differences between the two.| Embrace Autism
Myself and 4 other autistics answer questions I often get asked about the period after an autism diagnosis; what can you expect to experience once you get diagnosed?| Embrace Autism
Eye contact is difficult for many autistic people, but why? Do autistic people avoid all eye contact, or is there more nuance to autistic eye contact?| Embrace Autism
In this article, we will explore what pathological demand avoidance (PDA) is—often referred to as Persistent Drive/Desire for Autonomy (PDA) by autistic people—and some reasons PDA may occur.| Embrace Autism
Dr. Engelbrecht ND RP: When I started Embrace Autism, I never imagined that I would have the honor to speak at the United Nations. I am excited to share my keynote speech from World Autism Day!| Embrace Autism
Can autistic people lie? Sure, but why do we tend to be truthful even when it undermines us? Here is an interview between two autistic people, about lying from an autistic perspective.| Embrace Autism
For autistic people, camouflaging is not just about acting confident. Many of us need to actively suppress who we are to avoid rejection and social exclusion. Naturally, this has consequences.| Embrace Autism
What is the prevalence of autism in men and women? And why does autism still seem more prevalent in men? In the article below, we explore the latest research on the sex ratio in autism, and look at the different factors contributing to the male bias.| Embrace Autism
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The CAT-Q is a self-report measure of social camouflaging behaviors in adults, used to identify camouflaging behaviors in autistic people.| Embrace Autism
Reflections, insights and suggestions from an Autistic professional.| Undercover Autism
