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Heather Cook🖖Autistic Coach<p>Be who you are. Be only who you are. At all times. You can try to be a better you, but make sure that you are still you. </p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Autistic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Neurodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Neurodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AuDHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AuDHD</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/unmasking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>unmasking</span></a></p>
Seb ∞<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mario</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unmasking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unmasking</span></a></p>
Bill Taroli :neurodiversity:<p><a href="https://federate.social/tags/unmasking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unmasking</span></a> can be fun, especially when you do it with school “<a href="https://federate.social/tags/professionals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>professionals</span></a>” to offer examples of the observations they make of your progeny. You wonder why my son doesn’t open up to you more? On some level he’s traumatized and afraid of you and your <a href="https://federate.social/tags/ableism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ableism</span></a>. Let me explain… And when I’m done they’re like “oh, wow, we have noticed those things too!” </p><p>😑 Um, then why didn’t you use those a signal to CHANGE YOUR BEHAVIOR and interact with him differently? 😖</p><p><a href="https://federate.social/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/AutisticParenting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AutisticParenting</span></a></p>
Heather Cook🖖Autistic Coach<p>Since I was largely following social scripts that I had learned before I knew I was Autistic, and would say things like, “I’m fine” when I didn’t mean it, or that I liked someone’s artwork when I really didn’t think it was that good: </p><p>I assumed that everyone else was being completely fake at all times, especially when they said that they liked me or valued me in any way.</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Autistic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AuDHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AuDHD</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AutisticMasking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AutisticMasking</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/unmasking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>unmasking</span></a></p>
RoundSparrow 🐦<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AndItShows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AndItShows</span></a> "And It Shows"<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Unmasking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unmasking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AutismMasking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AutismMasking</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MaskOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaskOff</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SuperSurkovSimulacra" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SuperSurkovSimulacra</span></a> "Super Surkov Simulacra, Kremlin Attitudes Abound"<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AntiWokeOpera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntiWokeOpera</span></a> "Anti-Woke Opera"</p><p>Woke to what? Bible verse John 1:1 woke. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WordWokeWake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WordWokeWake</span></a> <br>Woke to what, exactly? <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MediaWoke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MediaWoke</span></a> !!!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RFP0" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFP0</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Situ202502C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Situ202502C</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FWakeGenZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FWakeGenZ</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/GenZ/comments/1imx3za/lets_talk_about_it/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">old.reddit.com/r/GenZ/comments</span><span class="invisible">/1imx3za/lets_talk_about_it/</span></a></p>
Samara<p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/RFKjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKjr</span></a> Supporters Push <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/RawMilk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RawMilk</span></a></p><p>Will food safety become like <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/unmasking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unmasking</span></a> -where people are asked to puts themselves at risk to prove their loyalty to conservative politicians?<br><a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2025/02/04/raw-milk-mom-influencers-rfk-jr-dangers-bird-flu/78019020007/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">usatoday.com/story/life/health</span><span class="invisible">-wellness/2025/02/04/raw-milk-mom-influencers-rfk-jr-dangers-bird-flu/78019020007/</span></a></p>
Heather Cook🖖Autistic Coach<p>How People Pleasing Prevents Positive Relationships </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1j8EZXgxe0&amp;t=21s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=V1j8EZXgxe</span><span class="invisible">0&amp;t=21s</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Autistic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AuDHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AuDHD</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AutisticMasking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AutisticMasking</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/unmasking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>unmasking</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/healthycommunication" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>healthycommunication</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/healthyrelationships" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>healthyrelationships</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Unmasking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unmasking</span></a> With <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ADHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ADHD</span></a></p><p>Here’s why hiding your ADHD struggles can be <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/exhausting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>exhausting</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/empowered-with-adhd/202501/unmasking-with-adhd" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/</span><span class="invisible">empowered-with-adhd/202501/unmasking-with-adhd</span></a></p>
Heather Cook🖖Autistic Coach<p>As you get more comfortable with your increasingly unmasked self, what do you hope may become possible that isn’t now? </p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AskingAutistics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AskingAutistics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AutisticMasking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AutisticMasking</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Autistic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AuDHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AuDHD</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/unmasking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>unmasking</span></a></p>
Sofasophia<p><span>Wenn du von Anfang das Sprechen, Schreiben, Tun allistischer Menschhen auf Autistisch übersetzst und es doch nie wirklich schaffst, die Mehrheit zu verstehen, also so richtig ... Zumal du eh für alles mehr Energie brauchst und weniger Ressourcen zur Verfügung hast, es dir aber natürlich nicht anmerken lassen willst.<br><br>Warum müssen eigentlich immer wir die sein, die übersetzen müssen? <br>Antwort: Weil wir die Minderheit sind.<br><br>Was mich schon als Kind, als ich mein So- sprich mein Anders-Sein noch nicht verstanden habe: Wieso müssen immer die Schwächeren sich den Stärkeren anpassen statt umgekehrt. <br><br>Auch im Straßenverkehr ist es leider so.<br><br></span><a href="https://federation.network/tags/AutismusSpektrum" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AutismusSpektrum</a> <a href="https://federation.network/tags/Neurodivergenz" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Neurodivergenz</a> <a href="https://federation.network/tags/Masking" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Masking</a> <a href="https://federation.network/tags/Unmasking" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Unmasking</a></p>
Sofasophia<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@aenniontour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>aenniontour</span></a></span> Die Situation hatte ich genau auch. Dann hab ich es mir antrainiert (als Kind). Aber ich weiß nie, wie lange und ob ich es richtig mache. Ist wohl ein typisches Autismussymptom und etwas, wobei Betroffene wie ich maskieren, um nicht aufzufallen. In meiner aktuellen <a href="https://fairmove.net/tags/Unmasking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unmasking</span></a>-Phase realisiere ich solche Mechanismen/-Automatismen immer häufiger.</p>
Heather Cook🖖Autistic Coach<p>You get to choose how much to unmask, with whom and where, and you never have to do more than you’re ready to do at that moment. </p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AutisticMasking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AutisticMasking</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Autistic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AuDHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AuDHD</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/unmasking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>unmasking</span></a></p>
NeurospiCyklisti<p>Early on in my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a> self discovery, I searched social media for ppl sharing their experiences. I found I relate a lot to the experiences of non-verbal folks. I also found that strange because I can be quite verbal at times.</p><p>Now, I become less verbal. Fully unmasked, I often am barely able to speak. It's pleasant to not have to think in words, relaxing and freeing.<br>Like taking off the work clothes when coming home after a long day.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unmasking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unmasking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/actuallyautistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>actuallyautistic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neurodivergent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurodivergent</span></a></p>
Megan Thomas<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unmasked" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unmasked</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/actuallyautistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>actuallyautistic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autistic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/autisticadult" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autisticadult</span></a></p><p>When I don't have to make my face do things, I have energy to put towards other tasks. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unmasking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unmasking</span></a> is going to be a lifelong process for me, especially as an Autistic woman. </p><p>Don't tell me to smile. I'll smile if and when I want to. 😘</p>
NeurospiCyklisti<p>In my inner world, there is no concept for people. Not other people. Not myself. I have developed a mental concept of people, including a self, that I use for practical purposes and interactions. But if I'm not masking, I consider everyone as a collection of a body, a mind and a seemingly infinite number of thoughts and experiences that is simply too much and too difficult to comprehend. It's very overwhelming to unmask with this issue<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/neurodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AuDHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuDHD</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unmasking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unmasking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/actuallyautistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>actuallyautistic</span></a></p>
Sofasophia<p><a href="https://fairmove.net/tags/Unmasking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unmasking</span></a> ist auch, mir etwas, das ich nicht verstehe, erklären zu lassen. Auf die Gefahr hin, für humorlos oder dumm gehalten zu werden.</p><p>Früher hab ich entweder nichts gesagt u/o so getan, als verstünde ich u/o heimlich gesuchmaschint. (Nachdem ich zu oft belächelt wurde.)</p><p><a href="https://fairmove.net/tags/AutismusSpektrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AutismusSpektrum</span></a></p>
Heather Cook🖖Autistic Coach<p>Here&#39;s Why I Get Mad When People Compliment My Smile </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-pnVRcsbYU&amp;t=415s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=6-pnVRcsbY</span><span class="invisible">U&amp;t=415s</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Autistic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AuDHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AuDHD</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Anxiety" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Anxiety</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Unmasking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Unmasking</span></a></p>
Sofasophia<p>Ich habe aufgehört, so zu tun als würde ich Sachen lustig finden, die nicht lustig sind, ähm, die ich nicht lustig finde. Irgendwann, klammheimlich, ist es passiert. </p><p><a href="https://fairmove.net/tags/Unmasking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unmasking</span></a> hat viele Gesichter. </p><p><a href="https://fairmove.net/tags/Masking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Masking</span></a> <a href="https://fairmove.net/tags/neurodivergent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurodivergent</span></a></p>
Heather Cook🖖Autistic Coach<p>The whole idea of unmasking is listening to yourself, so listen to yourself about what you feel okay with right now.</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/unmasking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>unmasking</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AutisticMasking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AutisticMasking</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Autistic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AuDHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AuDHD</span></a></p>
Heather Cook🖖Autistic Coach<p>Some people treat social conventions with the thinking of, “You have to follow all of the social rules, or otherwise you’re a bad person.” </p><p>But sometimes, you just… don’t. It’s not that big of a deal.</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ActuallyAutistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ActuallyAutistic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Autistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Autistic</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AuDHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AuDHD</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/unmasking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>unmasking</span></a></p>