Autism Masking: 5 Facts [You NEED To Know!]

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Almost all autistic individuals will use some part of masking as autism masking is common for autistic people to do.
But what is masking? Autism masking is where the autistic person will try to ‘fit in’ to social and community situations to seem ‘normal’ and have an easier time.
However this backfires once the autistic person is in their safe sensory space or comfort zone, they will then go into autistic burnout due to autism masking.
Here are 5 interesting facts you should know about autism masking.
Autistic people may mimic certain sayings, sounds and facial expressions they hear in social situations.
Rehearsing and using practiced responses to questions repeatedly.
Secretly stimming (fidgeting in their pocket with their fingers or fidgeted gadget.
Forcing or pretending to make eye contact with a person.
Hiding away form people in a social situation to limit contact.
Autism masking is useful to autistic people sometimes and other times it is destructive and can cause lots of burn out and autism meltdowns.
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[@kaleestables1544]

I definitely do this, I feel like I've pretty much been masking all my life....mimicking things to make it seem like I'm normal.....I just feel like I'm a Mime......Not truly sure who I am....I do really really really love your videos because I find them quite helpful & it makes me feel better to understand some of the different things that I do...😊

[@TheAspieWorld]

❤️

[@mariecarlsson7534]

I really appreciate your videos. I wish I could had access to this information many years ago but I am so happy that you make it available to everyone now. Thank you!

[@FavoriteThingsBoutique]

Same

[@jenniferwatts8100]

Ditto...😢😊

[@aluncausaker6536]

Thank you for your videos. It’s like you’re talking about me and it makes me feel better knowing others have the same issues I do.

[@TheAspieWorld]

❤️🥹 Thank you so much for the comment!

[@jazzyt290]

My daughter is 15 and has recently had late autism diagnosis... I’m watching this and trying to learn as much from as many different sources as possible

[@wendyheaton1439]

At social gatherings I will often end doing the washing up for people just to avoid conversation and interaction!

[@TheAspieWorld]

Yes! Hahaha

[@FavoriteThingsBoutique]

Lol yes! Or just walk away mid convo hoping to look purposeful 😆

[@FavoriteThingsBoutique]

Masking. I do it 🤚 Secret stemming, I totally do it 🤚🤚

[@TheAspieWorld]

Right!?

[@jgoodloe4986]

Ur videos make me feel important, 😭, thank you

[@TheAspieWorld]

Thank you so much for the comment! 😭😭😭🥹

[@ScorpionMaiden75]

I do it all the time. I've been actively doing it since 2nd grade. I wanted other kids to stop picking on me for being different. I was placed in tons of gifted and talented classes growing up. Was picked on even more for "special treatment or privileges." Super Power is mimicking others without trying 🙃 Thank you for your videos, they help out so very much. 💜💕🦋🔥👑🔥🦋💕💜

[@TheAspieWorld]

Thank you so much for the comment!

[@ScorpionMaiden75]

@@TheAspieWorld You're welcome! I appreciate all the information that you give. I have yet to get a diagnosis of autistic. 🙃 💜💕🦋🔥👑🔥🦋💕💜

[@nuraolblast1721]

This made me aware of how good I bcame at hidding when I am stimming in public °v8 And I don't rehears but I do imitate the facial expression of the one who speaks to me because I once saw a documentary with a program that imitateted facial expression or not toward someone talking to it. The researchers made people talk to a very early stage AI and programmed it to imitate their expression or not and the people said that the AI which imitated their expression seemed more friendly, more approachable. So I start to imitte people who talk to me to make them more comfortable or I do the exact oposite to make them understand that I don't like them or I disagree. And about the last, since we live in a world when it is very common to have your nose on your phone 24/7, I can easily sit in a corner to read a book on my phone during those parties or watch videos. There is less and less judgement and it is best among friends the same age as me (26) or in big family gathering. I hated it when my mom could still host those gathering because I was put at work with serving food and drinks so I couldn't hide. But now that she is relatively broke, no more gathering or party at home! Yay! (not sarcastic, I am genuinely happy and she deserve what came to her since she didn't listen to our advices) Thank you for reading

[@TheAspieWorld]

Thank you so much for the comment!

[@kellyschroeder7437]

Never knew about masking until I suspected ASD a year or so ago for myself. Been watching you, Orion, Claire, Taylor and Dan and others to learn and learn more than my formal dx said about those w ASD …. 💙💞🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💞💙

[@TheAspieWorld]

Glad to have you here

[@MrzRobloxz]

love ur videos!👏🏻👏🏻

[@TheAspieWorld]

Thank you so much for the comment! 😭😭❤️

[@funniful]

So…I’m devouring videos on autism lately because I think my husband is autistic….but I’m finding that I’m starting to think that I might be, too!! Am I just “seeing” autism everywhere, now? Most of my life, I had major social anxiety and any sort of party was torture. I remember holing up in bathrooms, wondering how long was acceptable to stay in the bathroom before it looks weird. Im 59 now, and I’ve learned to be good at masking, even tho I still can’t breathe when I have to go to social events. I shake my foot when sitting, or rub my thigh, or rub my fingers together when stressed.

[@katynosework]

I use mimicry in masking. I cannot help but ape the person. I cannot be myself. But there are a couple people I trust enough to be more like myself around. My boss, I mask the most around. I find I copy his mannerisms to the point of impersonation. It’s embarrassing when he catches on, but I can’t stop.

[@UrbanXFiles]

i mask all the time. It was cool to find out what it was. It was something I done before i knew what it was. I have ADHD and also ASD. i am 41 now an spent most my life masking as I got diagnosed with ADHD when i was 37 I think. Asd last year. My parents had me under drs as a kid. But they decided to withdraw me as a kid as they didnt want me to be labeled.

[@siriusandbabysasha]

Parent of adult daughter with autism newly diagnosed. I need as much information as possible!

[@gabbygermain6345]

I really appreciate your videos. Thank you 🙂

[@TheAspieWorld]

Thank you so much for the comment! I really appreciate you

[@Jaydensautisticguide]

Most of the Time I’m. Not sure if I’m masking or not . I feel like my brain only knows what I see off of others so I may copy them . I had got very good at masking from a young age but am starting to come true to myself and my values as I better myself.

[@brickbunny9686]

Huh, if that is the criteria for Autism masking, than the one time someone suggested I was masking was inaccurate. Apparently they misunderstood what masking was and mistook my silence or other behaviors as masking. Perhaps masking for a different mental health issue takes on different attributes and they overlayed what they understood from their situation as being applicable to mine, but didn't realize the criteria where different.

[@kellyschroeder7437]

Oops Paul 💙👊🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@MissJacqification]

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[@marianne7659]

You are talking slower. Maybe from brilia. Its much better

[@TheAspieWorld]

Why thank you

[@telayajackson2.023]

Unlearning, because I don't want to do it anymore (e.g., liking my own comment when I'm skipped over for expressing my own opinion). You should know what's that's like.