nddev , 1 month ago @callunavulgaris @theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic The first time I came out to anyone other than Helen, I got a similar reaction: "but you're so social!" The better we mask, the less people believe we're #ActuallyAutistic. Which, I suppose, is the point of masking. Whenever I have doubts, I go back to all my sensory processing differences. Those aren't masked: those are authentic. Perhaps that approach could ease your mind? I'm sorry things are hard at the moment. KBO.
@callunavulgaris @theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic The first time I came out to anyone other than Helen, I got a similar reaction: "but you're so social!" The better we mask, the less people believe we're #ActuallyAutistic. Which, I suppose, is the point of masking.
Whenever I have doubts, I go back to all my sensory processing differences. Those aren't masked: those are authentic. Perhaps that approach could ease your mind?
I'm sorry things are hard at the moment. KBO.