…masking. Masking may include: resisting or holding in natural responses to emotional experiences and states of energy arousal, such as flapping, rocking and echolalia mimicking the behaviors and ways of…
…certain way, and unmasking my autism has only amplified my anxiety here. Asiatu Coach tweeted how they “unconsciously mask [their anxiety] which triggers [their] depression/burn out. Unmasking is nuanced, complex,…
…the journey through life as a masking Black autistic, or that they were exploiting our pain for their career. Another BCBA admitted to forcing masking on their own adult disabled…
There’s this narrative around masking––in my head, if not in yours. Here’s how it goes: If an autistic adult seems neurotypical while socializing, they’re not being authentic. They’re using analytically-learned…
This is part 2 of a series on the cost of autistic masking. Click here to read part 1. After my autism diagnosis, I started living life with open eyes…or,…
Even the Spectrum Critters have to deal with the expectations of masking sometimes, but it doesn’t change who they are! You are perfect just the way you are, too. You…
NeuroClastic · Autistic Masking is Why I have No Friends At a very young age, I learned a hard lesson, one I’m still working to overcome. I learned that if…
Starting from early childhood, many autisitic people are often pressured into hiding or “masking” their autism in order to survive school, maintain employment, and build relationships because our autistic traits…
On Autistic Masking Image Description: Words forming the silhouette of a head from the side. The words are common phrases that people use that encourage autistic masking: “Why do you…
…healing and recovery. Click here to read part 2, wherein I describe my masking in detail and what that ended up doing to my life, my health, and my psyche.)…
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