Autistic Masking: The Damaging Effects of Long-Term Masking and Camouflaging


Have you been masking for such a long time that you struggle to unmask? One of the positive effects of masking for autistic people is being socially accepted, but ironically, it also damages our authentic selves.

Long-term autistic masking makes us struggle and be scared to unmask. In this video, we’ll discuss the significant damaging effects of long-term masking and how to help those who heavily mask to slowly rediscover their true selves.