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"I Don't (Autistic) Mask"

A guide for those who are seeking diagnosis, are questioning if they're Autistic, are newly diagnosed or just wish to learn more.

Caveat: Not all autistics can mask. Not all autistics want to mask. Masking is very damaging to our mental health.

This post is to give ideas of how it may look, but I encourage those who do mask to reduce the amount of time they do.

What Autistic Masking Can Look Like (examples and not an exhaustive list):

Practicing conversations in your head frequently.

Replaying successful interactions in your head in order to learn exactly what went right.

Forcing eye contact despite it being extremely uncomfortable or even painful.

Watching how others do things before doing them yourself. This can be a child standing to the side during recess and watching, or an adult researching how to order at a restaurant etc.

Taking on accents or mannerisms from movies, TV or real life people.

Learning conversation from books, movies, TV or by eaves dropping.

Practicing facial expressions. This can be subconsciously done when watching TV (copying the expressions of characters to practice) or in front of a mirror to ensure what you look like.

Over exaggerating facial expressions. Because the expressions are not natural, they can be over done to try to ensure they're interpreted.

Forcing speech even when exhausted.

Practicing vocal tone or over enunciation of words.

Taking on the interests of friends and family rather than your own interests.

Forcing social interaction despite feeling exhausted, confused or even ill.

Being afraid of deep conversation because you don't actually have deep answers, as everything is superficially pasted onto who you are.

Feeling alien when in a group, despite fitting in.

People thinking you're odd when tired because you are no longer able to give facial expressions, vocal tone or hold conversation.

There are many ways masking can occur, and these are just basic ideas. But many autistics don't realise how much they do mask.

Unmasking is hard, and loss of friendships can occur. But mental health improves when you can be your autistic self.

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When will Microsoft Edge finally be allowed to Microsoft Cum :(

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Little bird kisses 💗

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zhongven au where zhongli and venti have been in love for over 2000 years and pining. now that their gnosis are gone they are free to be in a relationship except adepti have strict courting rules and xiao is stuck as their long suffering chaperone.

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If nobody is gonna talk about the ZhongVen teapot synergy then I will.

Their lines go so well together.

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me: *looks at zhongli and venti* …

also me: *looks at xiao*…

also, also me pointing at zhongli and venti: when did those two get funky

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Hu Tao painting Qiqi's nails *sob* *sob*

Ganyu calling 'Father' and 'Mother' to Zhongli and Venti.

And Xiao being a good big brother.

AAAAAAAH

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The whole mess on twitter makes me want to read a Zhongven fic where Zhongli gets investigated because of his relationship with "minor coded" Venti.

Jean gets alerted that there's a possible child predator in the city and takes it super seriously and then... the "child" in question is her god. Her 2000+ yrs old god and the "predator" is his 6000+ yrs old boyfriend. (Bonus if they've been pining since the Archon Wars)

Like. I need this crack fic to exist.

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How To Lower Your Voice - Tips From a Voice Actor

Okay, so let’s get one thing out of the way now: this is not overnight. You’ll have to discipline yourself to do this for weeks until you get your desired result. After some time it will just come naturally.

STEP 1:

Stand against a wall or door with your feet together and heels touching the wall. Stand up STRAIGHT. If your posture is impotent, then this ain’t happening.

(if you can’t stand, sit as straight as you can)

STEP 2:

RELAX. Don’t tense up your whole body, especially not your shoulders. This is so easy to do.

STEP 3:

Press the back of your neck against the wall (it’s fine if it doesn’t actually touch, we’re just working the muscles)

STEP 4:

Start speaking for 10 minutes. Find a magazine, book, article or even recite a monologue if you know any. You’ll notice your voice is already dropping two octaves.

STEP 5:

DRINK!! WATER!!!! If you feel your throat scatching or at all painful, STOP!! Take a break! And drink water, no ice.

STEP 6:

After ten minutes (or however long you can do) lay down flat. Keep your body straight. Relax your whole body. Try a visualisation where you relax from your feet up into your head. Doing this will give your throats a chance to cool down (it’s still a muscle!!)

**Bonus Tips**

HONEY - it coats your throats and protects it from damage. Use it before and/or after this exercise.

HOT TEA - I suggest ginger, but you can really pick whatever kind you want. As long it’s not coffee.

WATER!!!!

A CORK - if you’re wanting to go the extra mile, put a cork in your mouth and speak. This helps enunciation and can really help.

DON’T FORCE - if you force your voice to sound low it will sound very artificial

BE PATIENT - It’s gonna take time! Take it as a challenge.

I have tried humming while moving my head, singing to Panic! At The Disco and literally EVERY other thing to lower my voice and this is the only thing that has worked.

Just be safe, don’t hurt yourself!

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to all my trans friends: you are not bad for correcting people’s use of your pronouns or your name. you are not selfish. you are not greedy. you are asking the bare minimum of them. correcting people’s use of your pronouns and name is important, you deserve to be acknowledged.

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Historical Trans Men

1. Dr. James Barry, 1789-1865, military surgeon

2. "One-Eyed" Charley Parkhurst, 1812-1879, stagecoach driver

3. Ralph Kerwineo, 1876-1932, clerk

4. Harry Allen, 1882-1922, vagrant and criminal

5. Amelio Robles Ávila, 1889-1984, military commander during the Mexican Revolution

6. Victor Barker, 1895-1960, restaurant proprietor

7. Zdeněk Koubek, 1913-1986, track athlete

8. Billy Tipton, 1914-1989, jazz musician

9. Willmer "Little Ax" M. Broadnax, 1916-1992, jazz musician

10. Jim McHarris, 1924-?, auto mechanic

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im so thankful for bread and what its done for us as a society. u can put so many things on it. u can toast it. u can dip it in soup. where would we be without you bread. in a bad fucking place let me tell you

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Watson: I am not strong enough yet to stand much noise or excitement.

Holmes: Hello, I am noise and excitement.

Watson: Let’s move in.