I started masking my autism at a very young age partly due to the fact that I went undiagnosed. As I got older I started to mask more and more. It started with small things that my parents yelled at me for but then it turned into things I was bullied for or things adults gave me weird looks for or things I saw as different. Masking is a coping strategy developed from trauma and being autistic in this world is incredibly traumatizing. Now it has been two years sense getting diagnosed and trying to learn now to unmask and be comfortable in my own identity.
TIME STAMPS
00:00 - 01:11 Embarrassment from masking
01:12 - 02:15 Masking as a trauma response
02:16 - 03:35 Masking my communication
03:36 - 04:12 Masking my eye contact
04:13 - 05:54 Getting rewarded for masking
05:55 - 08:04 Limerence
08:05 - 10:15 Masking my personality
10:16 - 11:15 Disliking the person I became
11:16 - 12:43 Identity crisis
12:44 - 14:05 Becoming more autistic as I unmasked
14:06 - 16:57 Unmasking is weird
16:58 - 17:32 Outro
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ABOUT ME
Hello, for those of you that dont know me my name is Morgan. I am a 22 year old late diagnosed autistic ADHDer from Massachusetts. I am sharing my life on social media in an effort to advocate for autism awareness and break down the stigma surrounding autism and ADHD. I mostly talk about neurodivergent stuff but I also make lifestyle and travel content.