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Autism Undercover: Social Camouflaging and its Situational Circumstances

Autism Undercover: Social Camouflaging and its Situational Circumstances

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00033564
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-02-21
Start date
2024-01-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-06

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

F84

Interventions

Group 1: Autistic people are asked once in which situations / settings they use masking / camouflaging, what the triggering factors / cues are, and what calming signals (so-called "safety cues") are t
this is a qualitative data collection.

Sponsors

Philipps-Universität Marburg, AE Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Able to give informed consent - Official autism diagnosis from a psychologist/psychiatrist/other qualified specialist - Good knowledge of German - Masking / camouflaging was used at least once according to the participants

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Self-diagnosed autism

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Identify triggers of social camouflaging / masking and settings in which it occurs. Also reassuring signals. Qualitative data collection, no predefined questionnaires.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactCeline Bahr

Philipps-Universität Marburg, AE Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie

celine.bahr@staff.uni-marburg.de+49 6421 28-23787

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026