Have you tried inventing and inhabiting a complex character who doesn’t have your problem?
Anne-Lorraine (SF till June 10th)x.comHave you tried inventing and inhabiting a complex character who doesn’t have your problem?
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 moreI Was the Poster Girl for OCD. Then I Began to Question Everything I’d Been Told About Mental Illness
Rose Cartwrighttheguardian.com