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Understanding Masking: A Neurodiversity-Affirming Perspective

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Understanding Masking: A Neurodiversity-Affirming Perspective

Many autistic people and people with other neurodivergences (e.g., ADHD, Tourette’s) experience pressure to alter their natural ways of being to conform to neurotypical social expectations—a practice known as masking. Masking emerges from the pressure autistic people often face to modify their natural expressions and behaviors in response to neurotypical social expectations to ā€œfit in.ā€…