Autism, Masking, and Sense of Self

• By: Sam Farmer Neurodiversity Community Self-Advocate, Writer, Author, and Public Speaker
• September 29th, 2022
• actually autistic, confidence, conflict avoidance, Fall 2022 Issue, fitting in, masking, self-acceptance, self-esteem, stimming, unmasking
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In a rightly ordered world, the need to mask, or to hide one’s true self in order to "fit in," would not exist. We all deserve to be who we are without being punished for doing so. But the world in which we live is anything but rightly ordered in this respect. A multitude of autistic individuals...

Building Mutual Understanding

• By: Josias Liam Reynoso MOVIA Robotics, Inc.
• April 1st, 2022
• actually autistic, communication, educators, employment, integration, masking, neurodiversity, Robot-Assisted Instruction, robotics, robots, social development, Spring 2022 Issue, students, unemployment
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Education is a tool to create responsible members of society and teachers have the duty to create an equitable learning environment to enable these students to reach that point. The challenge that many students on the autism spectrum face in the classroom is with social participation and...

Antidotes to Autistic Burnout

• By: Kate McNulty, LCSW Autistic Therapist
• September 24th, 2021
• actually autistic, burnout, Fall 2021 Issue, learning, masking, recreation, rest, sensory diet, sleep, special interests, stimming, stress
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Most people recall some chapter in their lives that they would look back on and identify as burnout. This term usually refers to the amount of energy someone has for their job or that they have taken on too many activities in general. In the autistic community, however, the word has taken on...