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A Beginner’s Guide to Masking (And How It Quietly Wrecked My Life)
Read more: A Beginner’s Guide to Masking (And How It Quietly Wrecked My Life)If you’re autistic and you’ve ever been told “you don’t seem autistic,” you’re likely familiar with masking. Masking is a set of strategies that autistic persons use to hide autistic traits and appear more “acceptable,” more “normal,” more socially fluent, easier to handle. Sometimes it’s conscious, and sometimes it’s automatic. Most of the time, it…
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Woman on the Spectrum: What This Space Is (and Isn’t)
Read more: Woman on the Spectrum: What This Space Is (and Isn’t)Welcome! I’m Emily, and this is Woman on the Spectrum. This blog exists for a very specific reason: I got tired of feeling like I was constantly translating myself – my needs, my reactions, my brain – into a language other people could tolerate. I’ve also grown tired of the version of autism that gets…
Woman on the Spectrum
Unmasking autism in real time.
Autism, Accordingly.
Often referred to as “The Lost Generation,” autistic women have historically been left out of the conversation when it comes to the realities of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Believed to be a “boy’s disorder” for decades, girls on the spectrum were rarely identified in childhood, leaving them to blindly navigate a world not meant for them. While more girls and women are now being diagnosed due to better diagnostic procedures and resources, more progress is needed to ensure women and girls receive support, access, and inclusivity that is still lacking in many spaces. This blog is dedicated both to these women and to the overall goal of expanding awareness and understanding. This is a personal record of one woman’s experience on the spectrum.
Resources and Education
From medical literature and clinical studies to support groups and resources for autistic professionals.