After 48 years of masking to look neurotypical, hearing ‘just adapt a bit more’ drives me up the wall. I’ve adapted every single day of my life already. Enough is enough.
In this piece I open up about the hidden cost of masking, the burnout that eats you alive, and why it’s not always us who have to give in.
If you’ve spent years fading into the background just to survive, you might see yourself in this.
https://medium.com/the-unexpected-autistic-life/48-years-of-masking-the-justified-rage-of-the-unseen-ea440e445e37
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