high-masking

comparative more high-masking · superlative most high-masking

1. human sciencesEngaging in a high level of masking; prone to concealing or subduing one's autistic traits.

   My high-masking autistic personality, having achieved a semblance of “normalcy” by listening carefully to every word and every nuance, caught the hidden subtext.

   2024, Tom Equels, The Horseman's Tale, unnumbered page

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   Privilege works both ways – a high-masking autistic has the privilege of choosing whether or not to share their identity, while a low-masking autistic has the privilege of not having their identity doubted or questioned.

   2023, Jolene Stockman, Notes for Neuro Navigators: The Allies' Quick-Start Guide to Championing Neurodivergent Brains, page 34

   'Rules are very important to my girl and she will always follow them, also she is a high-masking autistic and tends to shut down rather than meltdown, so she rarely gets in trouble.'

   2024, Rebecca Sparrow, Madonna King, Out of the Box: A One-stop Guide to Navigating Neurodivergence, unnumbered page

   Antonyms: low-masking