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“Autistic people are born with the mask of neurotypicality pressed against our faces” The expectation of the mask has always been there. Also, what a beautiful turn of phrase. Excerpt From: Price, Devon. “Unmasking Autism.” Harmony/Rodale, 2022-04-05. Apple Books.
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“Maintaining that neurotypical mask feels deeply inauthentic and it’s extremely exhausting to maintain” It’s hard enough to find the time and energy to live one life, much less two. Excerpt From: Price, Devon. “Unmasking Autism.” Harmony/Rodale, 2022-04-05. Apple Books.
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“Maintaining that neurotypical mask feels deeply inauthentic and it’s extremely exhausting to maintain” I felt like I was living a double life. Like there was me around my family, but then there was my own little world in my office in the basement. Excerpt From: Price, Devon. “Unmasking Autism.
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“Refusing to perform neurotypicality is a revolutionary act of disability justice. It’s also a radical act of self-love.” It is a radical act of self-love because it is a positive valuation of one’s self against the perception of what society demands of you. You are telling yourself that
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“I started meeting Autistic people in real life, posting about Autism online, and attending local meetups for neurodiverse people” So far, their story has mirrored mine, except I haven’t taken this step. I wonder if I should. Excerpt From: Price, Devon. “Unmasking Autism.” Harmony/Rodale, 2022-04-05. Apple Books.
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Orwell’s first novel, Burmese Days (1934), established the pattern of his subsequent fiction in its portrayal of a sensitive, conscientious, and emotionally isolated individual who is at odds with an oppressive or dishonest social environment. The main character of Burmese Days is a minor administrator who seeks to escape
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“Women don’t have “milder” Autism because of their biology; people who are marginalized have their Autism ignored because of their peripheral status in society.” Excerpt From: Price, Devon. “Unmasking Autism.” Harmony/Rodale, 2022-04-05. Apple Books.
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“Divert your gaze from the world of lies. Do not trust your feelings. Only in yourself, only in your impersonal self, can you find the eternal.” This one made me pause and think. Are your feelings part of the external world of lies? As someone who has trouble reading and
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it is like taking care of a baby who will not stop crying, except that the baby is me. All seven rang so true for me. A wonderful piece. Seven Things I Hate About Being Autistic – Aurelia Under the Radar
My Stuff
I’ve been thinking about a weird feeling I experienced while growing up, and I wonder if anyone else in the community experienced it; feeling like you’re remembering something you’ve already known when you’re learning something new. Like, oh yeah, that makes so much sense I feel
Autism
Yesterday, my brother-in-law and his family came over to do belated Christmas and play Wingspan. There were a lot of people in the house, and I started to feel overwhelmed. I have some silicon ear filters, Calmer by Flare Audio, but I’ve misplaced them. They’re somewhere in the
My Stuff
I finally got around to watching a video in my YouTube queue yesterday (more on that later), and I was excitedly telling my partner different things that I had learned until I picked up that my infodump was starting to overstay its welcome. That’s when it occurred to me—