Book contents
- Autistics in Academia
- Autistics in Academia
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Author’s Note: Why This Book?
- Chapter 1 Who Are We?
- Chapter 2 How Did We Get Here?
- Chapter 3 Apprenticeship
- Chapter 4 Strengths
- Chapter 5 Challenges
- Chapter 6 Identity
- Chapter 7 Disclosure
- Chapter 8 Adjustments
- Chapter 9 Conferences
- Chapter 10 Aspirations
- Chapter 11 Advice (for Academia)
- Chapter 12 Advice (for Autistics)
- Afterword
- Book part
- References
- Index
Chapter 7 - Disclosure
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 March 2025
- Autistics in Academia
- Autistics in Academia
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Author’s Note: Why This Book?
- Chapter 1 Who Are We?
- Chapter 2 How Did We Get Here?
- Chapter 3 Apprenticeship
- Chapter 4 Strengths
- Chapter 5 Challenges
- Chapter 6 Identity
- Chapter 7 Disclosure
- Chapter 8 Adjustments
- Chapter 9 Conferences
- Chapter 10 Aspirations
- Chapter 11 Advice (for Academia)
- Chapter 12 Advice (for Autistics)
- Afterword
- Book part
- References
- Index
Summary
In academia, as in any profession, one of the toughest decisions facing an autistic person is whether and when to disclose their diagnosis. On the one hand, disclosure can bring awareness, understanding, and support. On the other, it can bring misunderstanding, stigma, and discrimination. In this chapter participants reflect on their decisions to disclose (or not to disclose) to employers, colleagues, staff, and students – and the impacts of these decisions. This chapter also addresses the issue of masking (hiding their autistic characteristics), including when and why participants feel the need to mask and the impact this has on them.
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- Autistics in AcademiaNarratives of Work, Adversity, and Achievement from Around the World, pp. 95 - 109Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025