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I want to unmask

Ellie

There's so much I want to say about this but I'm working out how to word it out on here. So, I'm just going to keep it brief and blunt. 

I have been masking my autism for many years and I want to unmask. But I don't know how. 

Please help.

Parents

  • Ideally we could and should be able to unmask but the demands of the allistic world means that is very difficult to do. Unless of course you do not care what others think.

    What I have found after 50 years of masking is that I was unaware I was. I have been trying to unmask at home slowly and try to learn what my obvious masks are. It is not easy.

    I think we should be able to stim whenever or wherever we need too, but for that we need employers and the allistic world to accept and accommodate us. 

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  • Ideally we could and should be able to unmask but the demands of the allistic world means that is very difficult to do. Unless of course you do not care what others think.

    What I have found after 50 years of masking is that I was unaware I was. I have been trying to unmask at home slowly and try to learn what my obvious masks are. It is not easy.

    I think we should be able to stim whenever or wherever we need too, but for that we need employers and the allistic world to accept and accommodate us. 

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  • in reply to Mr T
    Mr T said:
    Unless of course you do not care what others think

    If only it were actually that simple! I think for many the mask has been part of our personal evolution and development from a young age. There's a lot of unpicking and unpacking which doesnt ever stop. I suppose you learn to be more comfortable with it and work with it. Just one perspective,  of course.