Comprendre le camouflage autistique : l'utilisation des discussions de communautés en ligne et de la recherche sur les identités stigmatisées

Titre original en anglais : Understanding autistic camouflaging: The use of online community discussions and stigmatized identity research

Cette publication est incluse dans le projet « Contributions académiques de personnes autistes sur l’autisme ». un auteur·ice de cette publication est identifié·e comme autiste dans le projet.

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Durben, D. L. (2024). Understanding autistic camouflaging: The use of online community discussions and stigmatized identity research. Neurodiversity, 2, Article 27546330241266726. https://doi.org/10.1177/27546330241266726

Date de publication: 01/01/2024 Ajout dans AutiHub: 27/09/2026 Type: Article Langue de l’article: Anglais

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Résumé

Afin d'éviter la stigmatisation omniprésente entourant l'autisme, les personnes autistes s'efforcent souvent de paraître neurotypiques en recourant au camouflage pour dissimuler leurs comportements et traits naturels. Le camouflage peut permettre aux personnes autistes de naviguer plus aisément dans les interactions sociales, mais nous manquons de données empiriques claires sur son efficacité. En outre, le stress et l'épuisement causés par le camouflage semblent être très préjudiciables à la santé mentale. Cette revue examine la nécessité d'élucider les bénéfices et les préjudices du camouflage, de comprendre comment les personnes autistes prennent des décisions concernant le camouflage, et d'évaluer comment il se compare à d'autres stratégies visant à éviter la stigmatisation. Afin d'éclairer ces questions, je suggère que les chercheurs consultent deux sources d'information existantes sous-utilisées : les discussions de communautés en ligne et la recherche sur d'autres identités stigmatisées dissimulables (CSI). Les discussions de communautés en ligne offrent une fenêtre précieuse sur la manière dont les personnes autistes prennent des décisions concernant le camouflage dans leur vie quotidienne, y compris un mouvement récent de « démasquage » et de rejet du camouflage. Situer le camouflage autistique dans le cadre plus large de la recherche sur les CSI nous permet de mieux comprendre les effets du camouflage et fournit une base pour théoriser sur la manière dont il se compare à d'autres stratégies de gestion de la stigmatisation.

To avoid the pervasive stigma surrounding autism, autistic people often strive to appear neurotypical by using camouflaging to conceal their natural behaviors and traits. Camouflaging may enable autistic people to navigate social interactions more smoothly, but we lack clear empirical data on its effectiveness. Furthermore, the stress and exhaustion caused by camouflaging seem to be highly detrimental to mental health. This review discusses the need to elucidate the benefits and harms of camouflaging, understand how autistic people make decisions about camouflaging, and evaluate how it compares to other strategies to avoid stigma. To shed light on these questions, I suggest that researchers consult two underutilized existing sources of information: online community discussions and research into other concealable stigmatized identities (CSIs). Online community discussions provide a valuable window into how autistic people make decisions about camouflaging within their daily lives, including a recent movement of “unmasking” and rejecting camouflaging. Situating autistic camouflaging within the larger framework of CSI research allows us to better understand the effects of camouflaging and provides a basis to theorize about how it compares to other strategies of stigma management.

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