Masking, Authenticity, Loneliness, and Wellbeing Across Neurotypes

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Project end date: July 31, 2026

This anonymous online study explores how masking/camouflaging, authenticity, loneliness, and well-being relate to one another across different neurotypes and lived experiences.

It focuses particularly on autistic, ADHD, and AuDHD adults, while also including otherwise neurodivergent, questioning, and non-neurodivergent adults.

The study asks about experiences such as camouflaging neurodivergent traits, managing social expectations, feeling able to be oneself, being misunderstood, and access to socially compatible relationships.

Participation is open worldwide to adults aged 18 or over who are fluent in English, and a formal diagnosis is not required.