Many Autistic women learn to mask so early that they don’t even know that they are doing it or that everyone else isn’t! Here are some examples. 1️⃣ Rehearsing conversations in your head before every social interaction. 💔 — You’ve learned that “winging it” leads to awkwardness or rejection, so you script to feel safe. 2️⃣ Copying other people’s tone, expressions, or gestures to “fit in”. 💔 You mimic social cues to blend in because reading them intuitively doesn’t come naturally. 3️⃣ Smiling co

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Paddy McGuinness learns about the term ‘masking’ and how it relates to his children with autism. | BBC One

221K views · 8.8K reactions | I thought that I would get rewarded for masking but all I got was severe burnout and mental health issues I wish someone had told me that it wasn’t worth it to fit in bc I am so much happier now being my authentic self殺 #actuallyautistic#autisticadults#audhd#autismfamily#autistic#neurodivergent | Morgan Foley | Facebook