The neurotypical mask. Psychopathology of camouflaging: from the origins to modern descriptions

The term camouflaging defines behavioral strategies as the subject applies to mask social difficulties or deficits. While present in general population, to date, social camouflaging is frequently linked to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and subthreshold autistic traits (AT)^.  However, across centuries, psychiatrists focused on the phenomenon of a set of behaviors overlapping with the contemporary concept of social camouflaging, which was associated with obsolete diagnostic definitions, frequently referring to the presence of clinical pictures that seem to overlap with autistic dimension. In this perspective, we aimed to give a comprehensive description of camouflaging psychopatology, from the origins to modern definitions.