I wrote this about my experiences; I am hoping that this resonates and/or broadens the discussion.
Autistic masking is one of those things that regularly gets misunderstood. People will accuse autistic people of "pretending" or some other verb with a wide range of negative connotations.
That misunderstanding goes away when people learn more about what masking really is… but I think there’s an aspect that often gets overlooked.
@StevenSaus@actuallyaudhd@actuallyautistic
Oh wow, "the inside of the mask", wipes tears omg, I've never read anything before that acknowledged that.
I think a lot of people don't realize how exhausting, how draining it is for us autistic people on the inside of the mask we often wear in some way to make neurotypical people less uncomfortable around us.
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