Unmasking for Life: The Autistic Person's Guide to Connecting, Loving, and Living Authentically
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Unmasking for Life: The Autistic Person's Guide to Connecting, Loving, and Living Authentically
When an Autistic person is not given resources or access to self-knowledge, and when they’re told their stigmatized traits are just signs that they’re a disruptive, overly sensitive, or annoying kid, they have no choice but to develop a neurotypical façade. Maintaining that neurotypical mask feels deeply inauthentic and it’s extremely exhausting to
... See moreShe knows that being Autistic has been a positive force in her life, and listening to herself has allowed her to zero in on which kinds of life are fulfilling and sustainable for her. I think that ultimately, that’s what every masked Autistic should be shooting for. To trust and unconditionally accept ourselves enough that we can accept the rejecti
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Women with Autism: Accepting and Embracing Autism Spectrum Disorder as You Move Towards an Authentic Life
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Refusing to perform neurotypicality is a revolutionary act of disability justice. It’s also a radical act of self-love. But in order for Autistic people to take our masks off and show our real, authentically disabled selves to the world, we first have to feel safe enough to get reacquainted with who we really are. Developing self-trust and self-com
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I think if we want to really confront the role the mask has played in our lives and work on parting with it, it’s important we face just how unsustainable and costly masking has been. We sacrifice a lot of our well-being and individuality in order to seem “normal.”