Unmasking Autism: A Discussion with Dr. Devon Price
Uniquely Human: The Podcast
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How to Be a Free Person in Situations
Devon: I think a lot of autistic people when they learn about this phenomenon of masking and they realize oh my gosh I've been kind of putting up this false self or suppressing a lot of my needs, not being authentic with people. We have this dream in our mind of this big single moment where it's like the mask is off and I'm free you know I'm going to be just like in people's face and completely honest. But decades of conditioning just doesn't work like that unlearning that kind of shame doesn't work that way. And so finding where do I have to mask where do I not have to mask and how can I get my life in balance so
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