Autistic MASKING: how do we do it and should we stop?
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Hi there, my name is Sam and I've been making content about autism and neurodiversity since 2019, with a goal to help more people understand their autistic and ADHD brains. I'm a late-diagnosed AuDHDer myself, having struggled my way through life for decades before I understood WHY everything was so hard all the time. I'm the author of "So You Think You're Autistic", a workbook for people to better understand their autistic traits, especially around the time of diagnosis or self-identification. In addition to my YouTube content, I: 💡 Mentor and support neurodivergent entrepreneurs with business strategy and personal growth ⛺️ Organize retreats for ND business owners to recharge, connect, and find inspiration
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For many autistic adults, masking is the reason why we “don’t look autistic”. But what is it, does everyone do it and how can it help us, actually? In this video I take a look at some recent research on the topic which identified four categories of “compensatory strategies”, different ways in which autistic people obscure their true selves to fit in with friends, get a job or promotion, or just exist in the neurotypical world. Why Autistic People Seem Weird (Uncanny Valley theory): https://youtu.be/YiGZdMgPU7s Why Autistic Women Seem Two-Faced: https://youtu.be/9lugR8NaPiM Study on masking (see Table 1 especially): https://molecularautism.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13229-019-0308-y @Aspergers from the Inside video on taking off the mask: https://youtu.be/vPf9CLMG2Es Galaxy lamp UK link (similar, not identical): https://amzn.to/37UYh62 Galaxy lamp US link (similar, not identical): https://amzn.to/32hpGxZ Thinking Putty (US link): https://amzn.to/2un4w4S Thinking Putty (UK link): https://amzn.to/2v8q31B 👩💻To join my Discord server for community, exclusive content, perks, and giveaways, please go to my Ko-Fi page and sign up for the *Monthly* option: https://ko-fi.com/yosamdysam 👩💻 (☕If you like my content and just want to “tip” me, you can buy me a single Ko-Fi ☕) 🔀All my autism videos in one handy playlist 🔀: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfWrZJcC_lTAJvhgia_UqpidfyNARkPCN 👭 Autism in women/girls playlist 👭: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfWrZJcC_lTDCKsfwEtLNWq96OgYHqA-b 🐦My Twitter 🐦: https://twitter.com/Samantha_Stein 📷My Instagram 📷: https://www.instagram.com/yosamdysam/ ✉ SIGN UP TO MY MAILING LIST ✉: https://www.subscribepage.io/YoSamdySam2
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