Autistic MASKING: how do we do it and should we stop?

For many autistic adults, masking is the reason why we “don’t look autistic”. But what is it, does everyone do it and how can it help us, actually?

In this video I take a look at some recent research on the topic which identified four categories of “compensatory strategies”, different ways in which autistic people obscure their true selves to fit in with friends, get a job or promotion, or just exist in the neurotypical world.

Why Autistic People Seem Weird (Uncanny Valley theory): https://youtu.be/YiGZdMgPU7s
Why Autistic Women Seem Two-Faced: https://youtu.be/9lugR8NaPiM

Study on masking (see Table 1 especially): https://molecularautism.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13229-019-0308-y

@Aspergers from the Inside  video on taking off the mask: https://youtu.be/vPf9CLMG2Es

Galaxy lamp UK link (similar, not identical): https://amzn.to/37UYh62
Galaxy lamp US link (similar, not identical): https://amzn.to/32hpGxZ

Thinking Putty (US link): https://amzn.to/2un4w4S
Thinking Putty (UK link): https://amzn.to/2v8q31B

👩‍💻To join my Discord server for community, exclusive content, perks, and giveaways, please go to my Ko-Fi page and sign up for the *Monthly* option: https://ko-fi.com/yosamdysam 👩‍💻
(☕If you like my content and just want to “tip” me, you can buy me a single Ko-Fi ☕)

🔀All my autism videos in one handy playlist 🔀: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfWrZJcC_lTAJvhgia_UqpidfyNARkPCN
👭 Autism in women/girls playlist 👭: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfWrZJcC_lTDCKsfwEtLNWq96OgYHqA-b
🐦My Twitter 🐦: https://twitter.com/Samantha_Stein
📷My Instagram 📷: https://www.instagram.com/yosamdysam/
✉ SIGN UP TO MY MAILING LIST ✉: https://www.subscribepage.com/yosamdysam