What’s AUTISTIC MASKING + What Can We Do About It?

Start speaking a new language in 3 weeks with Babbel🎉 Get up to 60% OFF your subscription ➡️ Here: ___________________________________________________________________________ I am not a professional and I only speak for myself. In this video I wanted to talk about autistic masking and how to unmask. This video focuses on the following questions: - What is autistic masking? - Is autistic masking different from people pleasing? - What are the effects (positive negative) of autistic masking? - How to unmask as an autistic person? Many people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) learn to mask their autistic traits by copying neurotypicals, resisting their instincts, scripting, and overcompensating for perceived deficits. And in this video, I share my experience with that, how masking affected my mental health, and what I’ve been doing to unmask my autism. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ I highly recommend reading Dr. Devon Price’s ’Unmasking Autism’ for more on autistic masking and unmasking. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUPPORT ME: Instagram: Cash app: $fosterthefrog ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Channel Summary: I talk about my experiences with mental health and being neurodivergent (ADHD and ASD). And I like to talk about media representation of neurodivergent and mentally ill people, productivity, and my life. I am not a licensed psychologist or medical professional. No content on this channel should be taken as medical advice or used to replace professional treatment. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Asperger’s Syndrome is no longer a diagnostic term, but since many people don’t know that, it’s still a big search term on YouTube. The only point of this paragraph is to use the word Asperger’s because not only do people still search for it, it is the #1 search term for my channel. So, I’m typing about Asperger’s Disorder to get this video pushed out to people who want to learn about autism and are probably being given a lot of outdated information from when Asperger’s was still recognized as its own neurodevelopmental condition separate from Autism Spectrum Disorder. __________________________________________________________________________________________ CHAPTERS 00:00-17:01 masking 17:02-30:25 unmasking