
Unmasking Your Authentic Autistic Self
Today’s Autistic Moment: A Podcast for Autistic Adults by An Autistic Adult
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The Importance of Masking
"I obviously knew I was on the autism spectrum at a very young age. But like, I didn't think about it until really I started writing about it," he says. "You immediately immediately learn from a very young Age that your behavior is an aberration and so you unlearn a lot." He adds: "We're taught all these different tricks or things like that ... Or we learn that these things that make us us are things we had to suppress"
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