Hi there, my daughter is 12 and has been diagnosed with ASD since 2017. She has been doing cosplay for the past year - using costumes and make-up to be characters, mainly from anime but now also homestuck and does videos and different dances to songs too. Does anyone else have experience of their children doing this? My daughter has friends who do cosplay who do not have ASD but also friends that do and I read it is common in the community. She comes alive when she is another character and I am keen to understand what she gets from cosplay that allows her to overcome some of her social and emotional challenges, I think it is more than just pretending to be someone else. I would be grateful of any one's experiences of this and the positives / negatives they have found. Many thanks
