What Is Neurodivergent Masking? (And Why It’s So Hard to Undo)
🎭 Understanding My Mask: A Self-Reflection Tool: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dqbT...
🎭 Supporting Someone Who Is Neurodivergent: Listening, Not Fixing: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xhxx...
Timestamps:
00:00: Intro
00:47: How Masking Starts
05:30: The Real Cost
13:15: Know Your Mask
16:10: Under the Armour
19:51: Safe Unmasking
What does it really mean to “mask” as a neurodivergent person — and what happens when you try to stop?
In this video, I dive into the concept of masking, especially in the context of autism, and explore why this survival strategy can feel less like wearing a mask and more like living in someone else’s skin. I share how masking starts in childhood, how it becomes part of your identity, and why the unmasking process can be so emotionally intense. This is especially relevant for people discovering their neurodivergence later in life.
Whether you’re on your own late-diagnosis journey or supporting someone who is, I hope this offers a compassionate and insightful way of understanding what’s really going on beneath the surface.
📖 Devon Price, Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity: https://www.amazon.com/Unmasking-Auti...
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