Is this called "Masking"?
I recently heard about "masking" and thought it was something everyone did.
this post was submitted on 10 Feb 2024
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I just recently started recognizing how autism has affected my behaviors and life in general. This is masking.
It is indeed called masking
And it is indeed something everyone does to varying degrees.
While true, I feel like pointing that fact out only does one thing, diminishes the fact that it’s a problem for those with a disability.
Well, as we know, Jerry's personality attracts teenagers
Why does everything have to be autism and larping?
Can’t it be yeah I like this show and this character so sometimes I make similar jokes or act like him, he has inspired an aspect of my personality.
So this is NOT normal? I'm a Frankenstein ('s monster (fuck off)) amalgam of various tics, mannerism, and attitudes that I've seen expressed by people I admire.
Do regular people just roll the dice on their personality and go with it? What if they roll a bad personality?