Autistm and Masking

Ever since I was diagnosed with autism, I have always been frustrated with the fact that people never understood what it was like for me living with autism, and I have never truly felt accepted as my true self. This is common for a lot of people on the spectrum. I have only really just thought to myself that I can't complain about these things and then not do anything about it - mainly because I never really thought one small person would make a difference to a whole community of people. However, that changes today! I am starting a new series on my channel all about Autistic traits and how they might present themselves in autistic people, and how we can better accommodate for those needs. I hope that by doing this it will help spread more awareness and understanding of autism to neurotypical people and help start making positive changes to a more inclusive and accepting future.
Please share this with anyone you feel would benefit from watching this, and let me know in the comments of this video what autistic traits or topics in general you'd like me to talk about next!
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[@DanCarsonMusic]

I had to mask myself throughout most of secondary school due to the way I really acted back then being misunderstood by others. It wasn’t a nice thing to do and after a while I got fed up of it and started speaking my mind about things more. At the end of the day, there’ll always be some idiot out there who tries to put you down whether you hide or flourish. We’ve just got to do our best to be us and not give a flying f***k about what the naysayers have to say! 💪

[@Cris-kt9df]

Thanks for sharing. I like wearing the same comfy stuff every day as well, so more power to you!

[@truthonly313]

Me too

[@sethreign8103]

These autistic traits videos are great. I'm going to share them and your channel with this guy Louis Rossmann because he has autism too and I think it might help him to understand some things if he didn't already figure it out for himself because he recently found out he was or has a high likelihood too.

[@HollywoodHRA]

Thanks for sharing 🥰

[@happenstance7530]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and ideas. I really relate to a lot of what you're saying and it kind of scares me a little because I am not diagnosed with anything. On the other hand I have never attempted to get looked at for it but I've had my suspicions for a long time now. I've masked, I thought of it as mimicking because I didn't know masking was a thing, my entire life a part from when I'm alone but especially when I was in school. Have you tried noise canceling headphones or earbuds? They may block some of the over stimulation when you're out in public.

[@HollywoodHRA]

Thank you so much! Getting diagnosed can be a scary thing but it’s also so rewarding and reassuring! And you are not alone 🥰 I never leave my house without my headphones - music is a life saver! 🎶

[@laronan5599]

Thanks for not masking for this video Holly, it will help people see how some of us just try to live as we are without putting in the "effort to look good" for anyone else. I hope you don't mind this question but I am curious at what are were you diagnosed? Take care!

[@HollywoodHRA]

I’m assuming you mean what age I was diagnosed? I was diagnosed with autism when I was 16… it took a couple of years to get a diagnosis though. 🥰

[@laronan5599]

​@@HollywoodHRA yes that's what I meant, thank you!