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Masking: are we any good at it?

Ben

Since re-reading Gilly Knitter's thread 'What does unmasking look like'  I've been a bit lost in thought........

Until two or three years ago I'd never come across the term 'masking', and upon hearing it immediately thought 'I do that'...  but now find myself wondering if I've been any good at it.

In everyday work and play I've never fitted in and am sure that others have noticed; in fact many have been abrupt and quite rude about it. So maybe I'm not as good at masking as I first thought..... or does the mask slip a little?

I really don't know.

Ben

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  • Masking is also referred to as compensating and camouflaging, masking is just the illusion of competency, exposure to special interest is how autistic individuals best get competency.  
    The worse part about it is that, masking can draw from your pool of energy, it can distract you from excellence. The mask often slips with exhaustion and overload.

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  • Masking is also referred to as compensating and camouflaging, masking is just the illusion of competency, exposure to special interest is how autistic individuals best get competency.  
    The worse part about it is that, masking can draw from your pool of energy, it can distract you from excellence. The mask often slips with exhaustion and overload.

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