Autism and Masking

Felicity Sedgewick is a developmental and social psychologist, and lectures on Psychology of Education at the University of Bristol. Her research focusses on the social lives and mental health of autistic people of all genders, through a variety of research methods. Her work is participatory and aims to reflect the priorities of the autistic community, and making sure that it has impact in the real-world is one of her key priorities. Laura Hull is a post-doctoral researcher at University College London. Her research focuses on masking and camouflaging in autism, with a specific focus on how these impact diagnosis and mental health outcomes for autistic young people and adults. She is passionate about high-quality, participatory research which has meaningful outcomes for the autism community. Helen Ellis is an autistic adult working for the National Autistic Society as the charity's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Co-ordinator, a role that largely focusses on internal processes and supporting autistic colleagues in the workplace. She has been involved in various research as a participant since her diagnosis in 2009 (aged 21) such as the Autism in Pink project (2014) and has been an 'expert by experience' speaker and trainer since 2012.