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dreamdropsystem · 3 months

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i can't enjoy my life while masking

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autisticdreamdrop · 9 months

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art credits - Sketchify

start unmasking in safe places like your room. then with your therapist and friends. maybe evem family and in public

we had autistic regession, and a lot of alters in our system lost a lot of skills and the ability of mask.

so this is forceful unmasking. it was hard. it was scary. some of us can still mask, just not as well as we use to, so that's hard.

i'm still learning to accept myself as an autistic and how to support my system with us being mid to high support level autistics. i am trying. - HoneyLily

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neurodivergenttales · 4 months

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The ‘you’re mature for your age’ to sleeping with a bed full of plushies in your mid twenties pipeline is real

#mental health #neurodivergent #neurodiverse stuff #mental illness #journaling #actually autistic #late diagnosed autistic #asd #autistic life #autistic adult #actually autism #autism #unmasking autism

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crayonurchin · 5 months

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First art of the new year is all about re-structuring your internal monologue.

In my early 20s I was working full time in London with many social commitments and a variety of hustles and side projects.

In my later mid 20s I cater to many sensory and social drain needs I have and indulge in special interests while respecting my lower energy reserves and celebrating my different way of processing the world.

Did I get more autistic? Nah. I got less fake.

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[Art description: Three panels showing figures on a black background. Long descriptions follow.

1. A drawing of OP as a person with hip-length hair and a dress standing sadly with her hands clapsed together in front of her. She is coloured a muted rainbow gradient. Behind her, two pairs of nondescript figures chat while smiling. White text says, ‘I’m getting more and more autistic the older I get.’ 2. OP’s colours are brighter, and her expression looks happier. Crayon-like scribbles have crossed out the text from the previous panel. 3. OP’s colours are vibrant, and she balances on one leg and throws her arms out as she dances. The text above has changed to say, ‘I’m becoming more and more myself the older I get.’ \End descriptions]

#urchin art #autism #autistic #neurodivergent #neurodiversity #actually autistic #autistic things #autistic adult #autistic artist #autistic community #listen- the process of unmasking every fiber of your fabricated being is difficult #figuring out who you are behind the mask is scary #but continuing to act in a play where only you got no script is officially cringe #(this is me waxing poetic I am very aware of the safety needs of masking but that's not the point)#the point is ask yourself #are you getting MORE xyz?#Or are you becoming MORE of you?

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snakeautistic · 2 months

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Me pondering whether or not to out myself as silly with it

#cringe culture is dead #i am cringe but i am free #actually autistic #neurodivergent #autistic things #unmasking #autistic #neurodiversity #autistic experiences #neurodivergence

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itsaspectrumcomic · 8 months

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Whoops I destroyed my cage and now I couldn't go back if I wanted to

#autism comic #actually autistic #autobio comics #masking #unmasking #autistic #its a spectrum #edited to include links

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sirenium · 5 months

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For anyone who is semi verbal, nonverbal, or otherwise struggles with speech, please know that there are people who will accept your methods of communication. There are people who won't infantilize you for using AAC, communication cards, making noises instead of words, etc. There are people who won't expect you to pick the mask up again when you stop being so 'talkative'. There are people who don't mind waiting for you to sort your thoughts, and are happy to include you in the conversation.

There are people who accept you as yourself, and I don't just mean toleration.

#autism #actually autistic #semiverbal #nonverbal #choice verbal #selective mutism #unmasking #autism positivity #aac user #aac device

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neuroticboyfriend · 1 year

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Shoutout to people who speak "overly formally." You deserve to express yourself in whatever way feels most natural and fulfilling for you. The way you speak isn't pompous, annoying, or mockable; it's just how you communicate, and there's nothing wrong with that. Your voice adds creativity and diversity to this world, and I think that's amazing.

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gutsygremlin · 10 months

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Being a night owl is really isolating sometimes but being able to relax and unmask because the moon would never judge you is so very comforting

#actually autistic #autism #autistic adult #audhd #night owl #unmasking autism #adhd

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dreamdropsystem · 2 months

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start unmasking in safe places like your room. then with your therapist and friends. maybe evem family and in public

we had autistic regession, and a lot of alters in our system lost a lot of skills and the ability of mask.

so this is forceful unmasking. it was hard. it was scary. some of us can still mask, just not as well as we use to, so that's hard. we can't mask well. low masking level.

i'm still learning to accept myself as an autistic and how to support my system with us being mid to high support level autistics. i am trying. we are trying. - HoneyLily

art credits - Sketchify

#our posts #autism #autistic #autism spectrum disorder #actually autistic #autie #asd #masking #unmasking #autism regression #regression #autism masking #autism unmasking #making autism #unmasking autism #autistic masking #autistic unmasking #masking autistic #unmasking autistic

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loverboybreakdowns · 1 year

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MY FAMILY HAS BEEN CALLING ME A WEIRD HOARDER FOR YEARS I FEEL SO FUCKING VINDICATED

#actually autistic #autism #autistic #neurodivergent #actually neurodivergent #autism/adhd #actuallyautistic #neurodivergence #autihd #unmasking autism

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neurodivergenttales · 7 months

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Gentle Reminders:

Do not feel embarrassed for relying on safe foods (you are not 'picky' or 'demanding')

Do not feel ashamed for stimming in public (you are more than allowed to regulate yourself)

Do not feel guilty for saying 'no' (burn out is real even though this capitalist society glamorises it)

Do not neglect your special interests because other people think they're strange/obsessive (people judging you for experiencing joy are the actual problem here)

Do not feel guilty for asking for accommodations (the world is not one-size-fits-all and you deserve access)

#mental health #neurodivergent #neurodiverse stuff #actually autistic #late diagnosis #late diagnosed autistic #autistic adult #actually autism #autism #autistic things #burn out #stimmimg #unmasking

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my-autism-adhd-blog · 3 months

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This explains a lot….

#autism #actually autistic #age regression #unmasking #masking #Reddit #r/AutisticAdults #feel free to share/reblog #neurodivergence #neurodiversity #neurodivergent #actually neurodivergent

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spooksforsammy · 4 months

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So many people still seem confused.

It’s a privilege to mask. Not a good one, but you have an advantage over those of us who either can’t anymore or could never in the first place.

As someone who used to have the ability to mask, you get more opportunities when they can’t tell or get an idea on your autism. I could do a lot more, had more chances before stopped being able to mask (or unmask on my terms)

The ability to willingly unmask is a privilege. Not everyone got that choice. Some people decided to just be themselves when they was ready. Not everyone got the decision.

The ability to freely stim is a privilege. This is something people really don’t wanna hear but it is one. I stim and people think I’m about to fight someone. That I’m a violent person and it needs to be stoped. I watch the white kids stim and everyone encourages it. We do the same thing. We both rock, we both flap our hands and arm, we both jump when excited.

Their stimming is seen as a need to self regulate

Mines is seen as a act of violence that needs to be stoped. That’s a privilege.

I can’t stim without the possibility of being told to stop or leave the room because it’s “obvious” I’m ready to punch someone. I can’t stim without knowing someone is worried I’m ready to attack, ready to just jump on them. I have to result to stim toys when I need bodily stims while the white kids can choose which they want. Look and me and tell me that’s not privilege.

It’s okay to be upset at these things. But understand your position is one of a privilege not everyone has.

#speech4amy #actually autistic #disabled poc #disability #autism #neurodivergent #medium support needs #privileges #autistic stimming #unmasking #I already know some people going to be mad but y’all seriously need to stop and understand some of y’all have the advantage #and don’t want to accept that fact

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snakeautistic · 3 months

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I’m really scared that I’m becoming an unlikable person as I unmask. I’m more blunt, I talk more, I advocate for myself more and I’m perceived as argumentative when I’m just trying to offer my thoughts/ explain myself. I make sure not to actively be an asshole, so it’s really more just my tone and the social norms that shouldn’t really matter.

I see people give me looks of annoyance when I speak. The exasperation when I finally work up the courage to actually ask a question.

It’s really freeing to not have to think so hard about my every breath or word in social settings but I still really want people to like me. I guess I need to accept that not everyone will, that’s just how it is, but it makes things hard because then those people will treat you shitty.

And then I wonder… is it just my fault? Maybe I should go back to masking. Maybe it’s not worth it to ‘be myself’ or whatever if it will bring ridicule. Even though there’s that crushing, continuous weight that comes from having to conceal parts of myself, maybe I need to just deal with that so I can get along with others.

But I’m also not sure that I COULD go back now.

#actually autistic #autistic masking #masking autism #masking #unmasking #autism #autistic #neurodivergent #asd #neurodiversity #neurodivergence #late diagnosed autism #autistic experiences #neurodivergent things

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sunlightfeeling · 7 months

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I read the Introduction to Unmasking Autism by Dr. Devon Price tonight

i finally feel heard:

#actually autistic #autism #autistic #neurodivergent #actually neurodivergent #neurodiversity #neurodivergence #unmasking autism #the tism #tism posting #neurospicy #masking #autistic masking #autism masking

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