TY - JOUR
T1 - Autism, discrimination and masking
T2 - Disrupting a recipe for trauma
AU - Cleary, Michelle
AU - West, Sancia
AU - Kornhaber, Rachel
AU - Hungerford, Catherine
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 The Author(s). Published with license by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Outcomes of discrimination for autistic people include masking, social isolation and exclusion, trauma, and mental health problems. This discursive paper discusses the discrimination experienced by autistic people in health, education, employment, and media settings; and considers how to reduce the impact of discrimination. Addressing the impact of discrimination requires an improved understanding of the lived experience of the autistic person, the embedding of inclusive practices in communities, developing the person’s life skills and supports, and enabling the person to work through their psychological trauma. Further research can aid in minimizing and preventing discrimination against people with autism.
AB - Outcomes of discrimination for autistic people include masking, social isolation and exclusion, trauma, and mental health problems. This discursive paper discusses the discrimination experienced by autistic people in health, education, employment, and media settings; and considers how to reduce the impact of discrimination. Addressing the impact of discrimination requires an improved understanding of the lived experience of the autistic person, the embedding of inclusive practices in communities, developing the person’s life skills and supports, and enabling the person to work through their psychological trauma. Further research can aid in minimizing and preventing discrimination against people with autism.
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U2 - 10.1080/01612840.2023.2239916
DO - 10.1080/01612840.2023.2239916
M3 - Review article
C2 - 37616302
AN - SCOPUS:85168702319
SN - 0161-2840
VL - 44
SP - 799
EP - 808
JO - Issues in Mental Health Nursing
JF - Issues in Mental Health Nursing
IS - 9
ER -