# Navigating a Neurotypical World: Autism & Camouflaging

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Francesca Happé CBE FBA
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Medicine and health
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/navigating-neurotypical-world-autism-camouflaging)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Many autistic people work incredibly hard to fit into the neurotypical world. This often takes the form of 'camoflaging', an attempt to mask their autism. This in turn can lead to many, girls and women in particular, being undiagnosed and having a poorer quality of life. Clip taken from our longer lecture: Changes in the Concept of Autism

## Lectures

1. [Navigating a Neurotypical World: Autism & Camouflaging](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/navigating-neurotypical-world-autism-camouflaging/8d160bd513f4) (YouTube)