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Masking
Coverage of Masking in the Nexus archive.
- Just because your child doesn't make eye-contact doesn't mean they're autistic and 'masking' is nonsense, say researchers who claim condition is wildly overdiagnosed and 'potentially harmful' to vulnerable families
Researchers argue that lack of eye contact in children does not necessarily indicate autism and dismiss 'masking' as invalid. They claim autism is overdiagnosed, potentially harming vulnerable families through misdiagnosis.