In the news: Employees with autism report hidden labor of workplace camouflaging in new study

New Penn State research examines how employees with autism may expend additional effort adapting their behavior to workplace expectations, a practice known as camouflaging.

Lab alumni Dr. Kari Sherwood and her colleagues analyzed survey data and written descriptions collected from 131 employed adults with autism during the baseline phase of a larger randomized controlled trial led by co-author Matthew J. Smith, associate dean of research and professor of social work at the University of Michigan. Participants were recruited online and through organizations serving people with autism, and the researchers sought participants with diverse racial, ethnic, gender and sexual identities.

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