“Today’s episode examines how autistic masking, particularly for girls, women, and nonbinary individuals, leads to their disappearance from diagnosis and recognition. It argues that diagnostic systems are often based on a male-coded, externalised presentation of autism, making it difficult to identify those who have learned to internalize and hide their traits for survival. The author of the source article, Dr. Jaime Hoerricks, highlights the emotional and physical toll of constant masking, and the struggle to be seen and receive support when their coping mechanisms are misinterpreted as a lack of need. Ultimately, they call for a shift in understanding autism that acknowledges the labor and cost of acceptability and recognises that suffering does not always present in outwardly visible ways.”
Here’s the link to the source article: https://open.substack.com/pub/autside/p/the-cost-of-passing-autism-masking
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