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SynthesisAutism : the international journal of research and practice2026

Autistic Traits and Camouflaging: A Meta-Analysis.

Lachlan Greig, Sarah P Coundouris, Julie D Henry

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Synthesis in Autism : the international journal of research and practice, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. The Functional Application of Episodic Foresight in Autistic Children.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Lachlan GreigSchool of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Australia.ORCID 0009-0008-0896-8928
Sarah P CoundourisSchool of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2084-2929
Julie D HenrySchool of Psychology, The University of Queensland, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autistic people sometimes camouflage their behaviour to appear non-autistic. This meta-analysis rigorously tests the relationship between autistic traits and camouflaging, examining contributing person- and study-level variables. Following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, we searched PubMED, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and ProQuest Dissertations in April 2025. All quantitative designs examining autistic traits and camouflaging on a continuum were included. Fifty papers (

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Autistic DisorderHumansautismcamouflagingmaskingmental health

Identifiers

PMID42028799
PMCPMC13187235

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