masking
"When will it all fall apart?"
The invisible mask: domestic violence, imposter syndrome and anxiety
autism
The great drain
Masking takes an enormous amount of energy
autism
The eyes (don't) have it
As we start our month long series, we hear from a young refugee; what it's like to mask all day and from an academic expert on what we know about masking
masking
My Journey with ADHD and being a young refugee
Hey hey! I’m a young person who has navigated the complexities of living with ADHD while also adapting to life as a refugee. My story is one of resilience, struggle, and ultimately, growth. I’d like to share that journey with you, hoping it might resonate or help others
masking
"No one believes me"
“No one believes me”; a heartbreaking theme uncovered within research by Miller et al (2021)* on masking experiences. Within this research, masking is defined as “a term used by the autistic community to describe the suppression of aspects of self and identity to “fly under the radar” or “appear normal,
masking
Masking: What we know (and don’t know) from research
What is masking? The research into masking has generally focused on experiences of autistic people, and so in research we tend to talk about ‘autistic masking’. The term ‘camouflaging’ is also used, which can mean the same thing: hiding or changing aspects of yourself (whether consciously or not), to appear
female
Revealing the hidden spectrum: the Female Autism Phenotype
Hello there, I’m Rebecca, a late-diagnosed AuDHD-er (Autism and ADHD) and I’d like to preface this article with a disclaimer that I am certainly not a wordsmith like John! A friend of mine shared John’s site with me and I was blown away by his ability to