@Zumbador@pathfinder@olena@actuallyautistic yeah. "Staying in an acceptable range" hit me in a similar spot, coming from the original post. - It is getting better bit by bit with my parents though, since I openly did discuss my unmasked/real experiences [e.g. talking in very acoustically unpleasant rooms like most kitchens or situations with lots of BG noise as in loud restaurants] - and they slowly start to relate... Those talks are draining for me of course, but feel like worth it.