
Autistic Masking is NOT What you think...
💛WATCH NEXT💛: 9 Signs You are Probably NOT Autistic...: • 9 Signs You are Probably NOT Autistic... The Best Theory of Autism you've probably NEVER heard of...: • The Best Theory of Autism you've prob... Not Stimming is MORE dangerous than you think...: • Not Stimming is MORE dangerous than y... 🐌 Become a snail! If you like, you can support the creation of these videos on Patreon! You can get 2 exclusive videos a month, access to the Discord server, podcast episodes, and more! 🐌: / imautisticnowwhat 📸 Instagram 📸 : / imautisticnowwhat 📹 My Videos mentioned 📹: The 4 Types of Autistic Masking: • The 4 Types of Autistic Masking Not Stimming is MORE dangerous than you think...: • Not Stimming is MORE dangerous than y... struggling with autistic burn out...: • struggling with autistic burn out... How to Know if you're Masking...: • How to Know if you're Masking... The Best Theory of Autism you've probably NEVER heard of...: • The Best Theory of Autism you've prob... 10 Signs you have Pathological Demand Avoidance: • 10 Signs you have Pathological Demand... *Great Books About Masking: Unmasking Autism: The Power of Embracing Our Hidden Neurodiversity: https://amzn.to/3USapkm Autism and Masking: How and Why People Do It, and the Impact It Can Have: https://amzn.to/3wk4hHm Taking Off the Mask: Practical Exercises to Help Understand and Minimise the Effects of Autistic Camouflaging: https://amzn.to/42OMJPM 📒 Sources 📒: Masking Definition: https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-... DSM V: https://www.tricare-west.com/content/... CAT-Q: https://embrace-autism.com/cat-q/ Social Camouflaging Study: https://molecularautism.biomedcentral... ASD and S Risk Study: https://www.psychiatrist.com/jcp/auti... Levels of Autism: https://iacc.hhs.gov/about-iacc/subco.... Compensation meaning: https://www.healthline.com/health/aut... Risk Factors for Life Ending: https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journa... Hannah Belcher Flow Chart: • Removing the mask on autistic girls: ... Monotropic Split: https://emergentdivergence.com/2022/0... Mate crime: https://www.safeguardingchildren.co.u... Mate Crime Study: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/... Mate Crime Support: https://www.ambitiousaboutautism.org.... Experiences of Interpersonal Victimization: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub... Autistic Women are higher masking: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full... 9 out of 10 Autistic People abused: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/... ABA controversy: https://www.spectrumnews.org/features... ABA compliance: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/... Parents experience of Masking: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32338... Embrace Autism Masking: https://embrace-autism.com/masking-is... The expectancies of drinking: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10... ASD and Alcohol Youtube Video: • Axia ASD - "Autism and Alcohol" Matt ... Alcohol Use Patterns: https://link.springer.com/article/10.... Sally Cat PDA: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=9... National Autistic Society Burnout: https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-... 00:00 You're not autistic anymore 01:17 Do you do this after socialising? 04:24 What was your score? 04:57: Why we desperately need support (TW) 06:25: Are you in a paper shredder? 09:05: The dangers of people pleasing 16:20 Why masking is self-hatred 19:52: Addiction (TW) 22:00 Is masking all bad? 23:50 Let yourself be autistic... *These are affiliate links. The channel will receive a small commission if you buy anything on Amazon after clicking through with this link. There's no extra cost to you; any money will go towards putting out more content. I'd love to post twice a week and put more time into research for these videos. Thank you so much - I really appreciate every like and comment! DISCLAIMER: I am a second-year psychology student and a late-diagnosed #actuallyautistic individual. I am not a qualified healthcare professional.