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Hiding beneath a full face mask - nothing to do with Covid 19

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Hi, I am wondering if anybody has come across the wearing of a face mask as some form of comfort?  My 17 year old son, diagnosed with Aspergers wants to wear a mask to hide his face.  He has created a design which contains aspects of things he likes and wants to wear it when he is outside.  He starts college tomorrow and I am panicking.  Is this to do with Autism? Is it to do with problems he had at school (socialising with others and 'torturing' by teachers).  I want to let him be himself, but I am worried about the reaction of others - both staff and fellow students.

Any help info or suggestions?

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  • When you say full face mask do you mean one that covers the entire face that has eye holes? Is there someone at the college you can talk to first thing in the morning? It may be a security issue if his entire face is covered and if they won’t allow it you can explain to him and maybe find him a “Covid” mask in a pattern or design he likes. I can understand why he may feel like he needs to hide behind something for comfort as he’s going into a new situation for the first time

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  • When you say full face mask do you mean one that covers the entire face that has eye holes? Is there someone at the college you can talk to first thing in the morning? It may be a security issue if his entire face is covered and if they won’t allow it you can explain to him and maybe find him a “Covid” mask in a pattern or design he likes. I can understand why he may feel like he needs to hide behind something for comfort as he’s going into a new situation for the first time

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