But doesn’t everyone wear a mask?
rwarren3
May 1, 2021
Rae Warren talks about masking is something everyone does, but autistic people are forced to wear a mask.
Masking
Autism Awareness does not prevent Autistic Masking. Autistic Acceptance does.
Sumayya Hasan Akhtar
April 19, 2021
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
Spectrum Critters Comics: What is Masking?
artsaflame
March 5, 2021
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.
Sia’s Film, Music: Who to Ignore, Who to Listen to, and Why
Cheyenne Thornton
February 12, 2021
Listening to the wrong people can have a devastating impact on the Autistic community. The right organizations can push us into a more inclusive and accepting future for Autistic children.
Unmasking as a Parent: Parades in peril
unrulyd
December 31, 2020
An autistic mother’s autism diagnosis empowered her to stop trying to make herself and her children “normal” and to embrace being natural system disruptors.
The Glass Room: Being autistic in a neurotypical world
C. M. Condo
November 29, 2020
Christine Condo on how the experience of being autistic is like being locked out of a glass room that she can see inside but can never enter.
Don’t assume I’m masking
consentsquad
November 24, 2020
I am writing this to carve out space for myself in the socially-constructed version of the world. I don’t exist if I’m autistic and all autistic people who act the way I’m acting are masking.
$5 Million Grant Awarded to Make Autistic People Mask in Job Interviews
Autistic Science Person
October 6, 2020
They mention creating a “coaching process” using artificial intelligence, as if autistic people haven’t been “coached” enough into neurotypicality. Unfortunately, our entire lives are made up of neurotypical “coaching.” We often in fact, receive too much coaching in how to act or generally exist among other people.
Masking and Mental Health Implications
Jacquelyn Fede & Amy Laurent
October 5, 2020
Autistic Masking is not a simple social fake. Prolonged masking has serious mental health implications for autistics; level up your knowledge so can learn to embrace your autistic loved one as their authentic self.
Imposter Syndrome: Life Behind a Mask
Emmanuel
September 22, 2020
Emmanuel Abua discusses the disabling insecurity of the imposter syndrome all autistics feel when forced to mask and the healing power of solidarity of shared experiences among other autistics.
