The association between social camouflage and mental health among autistic people in Japan and the UK: a cross-cultural study

ConclusionIn the UK, more social camouflage was associated with poorer mental health scores, whereas too little or too much social camouflage was associated with a low mental health score in Japan. The Japanese population is seemingly less aware of and educated on autistic characteristics and considers ‘average’ behaviour a good thing. This could influence Japanese autistic people’s social camouflage use, differing from that of autistic people in the UK. The differences in the relationship between social camouflage and mental health between Japan and the UK could be associated with national- level divergence regarding the culture of autism.
Source: Molecular Autism - Category: Molecular Biology Source Type: research