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  • Autistic traits and camouflaging behaviors: a cross-sectional investigation in a University student population

  • Liliana Dell’Osso, Ivan M. Cremone, Ilaria Chiarantini, Alessandro Arone, Gabriele Massimetti, Claudia Carmassi, Barbara Carpita
  • Journal:
    CNS Spectrums / Volume 27 / Issue 6 / December 2022
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    10 September 2021, pp. 740-746
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  • Background

    Increasing research is stressing the importance of identifying autistic traits (ATs) in clinical and general populations. University students may be a group at higher risk for the presence of ATs. Recently, specific attention has been paid to camouflaging strategies used by subjects in the autism spectrum in order to cope with the social environment. The aim of this work was to evaluate the prevalence of ATs and camouflaging behaviors in a population of University students.

    Methods

    Subjects were requested to anonymously fill out through an online form the Adult Autism Subthreshold Spectrum and the Camouflaging AT Questionnaire.

    Results

    ATs were more represented among males and among students of specific fields of study. Camouflaging behaviors were significantly more frequent among subjects with more severe autism spectrum symptoms, without differences depending from sex.

    Conclusions

    Our study confirms the strong association between ATs and camouflaging behaviors and the relationship between ATs, sex, and specific fields of study.