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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, Touretteā€™s) experience pressure to alter their natural ways of being to conform to neurotypical social expectationsā€”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€…