I am reading a book on ‘masking’ and it says a research study took place using autistic and non autistic volunteers doing a social media style video clip. The audience was not aware of the neurodiversity but preferred the clips of non autistic people, and when pushed to say why, said they were less socially awkward. The study may have been limited in size but it seems to me likely that the results would be reflected in the wider community. Also it is common knowledge that we autistic people are more likely to struggle with making connections to potential friends.
I have watched a few influencers in action and although they may not have been autistic, I couldn’t find anything to make me want to continue watching them talking about what seemed to me like a load of nonsense. I would be sceptical of anything they say because like other forms of entertainment, it is a performance and they may not be behaving authentically. I understand that others have a more positive appreciation of influencers and it is good to have diversity of interests and opinions here.
I am reading a book on ‘masking’ and it says a research study took place using autistic and non autistic volunteers doing a social media style video clip. The audience was not aware of the neurodiversity but preferred the clips of non autistic people, and when pushed to say why, said they were less socially awkward. The study may have been limited in size but it seems to me likely that the results would be reflected in the wider community. Also it is common knowledge that we autistic people are more likely to struggle with making connections to potential friends.
I have watched a few influencers in action and although they may not have been autistic, I couldn’t find anything to make me want to continue watching them talking about what seemed to me like a load of nonsense. I would be sceptical of anything they say because like other forms of entertainment, it is a performance and they may not be behaving authentically. I understand that others have a more positive appreciation of influencers and it is good to have diversity of interests and opinions here.
