The Masks I Wear Every Day

Why are we afraid to show our true selves?

Not Weird Just Autistic

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Masking

I honestly don’t even know where to begin. In the 30 seconds I’ve been at my keyboard, I’ve had five ideas for this piece, and they’re still coming. If you could see the level of frustration on my brow right now, you would know I’m not masking this.

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Not Weird Just Autistic

J.R. Reed is a late-diagnosed autism self-advocate who writes, speaks, podcasts, and livestreams. He’s also editor at Destigmatizing on Medium.