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.
