Grunge-autistic movement · 4/15

Masking: the talent nobody applauds.

Smile in place, eye contact measured with a ruler, joke memorized. An Oscar-worthy performance in a movie nobody asked for, shot every single day. The show ends when you get home, and that is when the whole set falls down.

Literally: Masking is hiding autistic traits to fit in. It burns a lot of energy, exhausts you and keeps many people undiagnosed for years.

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