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I Upset Others When I Mask Less
Sometimes when we unmask our autism, other people will have big reactions and get really upset, and we might think that we have to go back to masking because of that. But here’s a third option.
Sometimes when we unmask our autism, other people will have big reactions and get really upset, and we might think that we have to go back to masking because of that. But here’s a third option.
Here’s an upside to help you make your history of autistic masking work for your benefit.
People can often have upsetting reactions when you tell them you’re Autistic. Here’s why I think those reactions happen, and why it doesn’t have to be the end.
The 5 stages people predictably go through after figuring out as an adult that you’re autistic.
Here are the top 20 signs from everyday life that you might be masking your autism.
Here’s the third part of a story of what started as a small change led to a big Autistic unmasking journey around how I work and set up my office.
Here’s the second part of a story of what started as a small change led to a big Autistic unmasking journey around how I work and set up my office.
Here’s the first part of a story of what started as a small change led to a big Autistic unmasking journey around how I work and set up my office.
I recently found another way I’ve been masking without realizing it. Here’s me talking through how I realized this and let this mask drop away.
If you want to unmask, how do you do that safely? And how can you tell when it’s safe to unmask, and to what extent? Here are some principles to tweak things in your favor.
Masking and unmasking is a weird equation, and there’s a lot to take into account when doing them.
I’ve been thinking about something I wrote for a friend’s daughter a couple years ago.
I occasionally ask about physical sensations when coaching, and there’s a very specific reason for that. Here’s how simply asking starts to build self-trust.
Spectrum identification was absolutely, hands down, no holds barred, the best thing that has happened in my life.
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