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How do we mask? Masking is a complex, often misunderstood aspect of the autistic experience. Here are six ways autistic people engage in masking and how it impacts our lives. Watch to the end - for how to win a free copy of Unmasking Autism, delivered anywhere in the world!

Referenced video: DON'T STOP MASKING:    • The Problem of Autistic Masking #Actu...  

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🔗 Relevant Links:
Development and Validation of the Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire (CAT-Q)
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

"Masking Is Life": Experiences of Masking in Autistic and Nonautistic Adults
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36601...

Is social camouflaging associated with anxiety and depression in autistic adults?
https://molecularautism.biomedcentral...

Looking behind the mask: Social coping strategies of girls on the autistic spectrum (2016):
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...

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Chapter Markers:
00:00 YOU could be masking
00:30 What Psychologists Think
04:45 Social mimicry
06:15 Hiding Passions
07:56 Scripting & Rehearsing
08:53 Hiding Big Emotions
11:15 Over Compensation
12:10 Avoidance strategies
14:30 Self-advocacy TIPS!
17:25 LIVE STREAMS
18:20 CHICKEN