Yes! I had masked so hard that I didn't even realize my discomforts were sensory-related.

I sifted through the history: excessive people pleasing; pretending I could keep up socially and feeling inadequate if I couldn’t; attempting to absorb sensory discomfort; trying to make sense of totally confounding interactions; going along with a bunch of behavioural n…
Now You Know All About Autistic Masking, How Do You Unmask?
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Jillian Enright
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Oct 10, 2021
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Yes! I had masked so hard that I didn't even realize my discomforts were sensory-related. I had always chalked it up to me being "irritable" or simply broken. Now that I know I can self-advocate and plan ahead for ways to mitigate this.
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Written by Jillian Enright28K Followers
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She/they. Neurodivergent, 20+ yrs SW & Psych. experience. I write about mental health, neurodiversity, education, and parenting. Founder of Neurodiversity MB.
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