深入研究自闭症患者的经历和蒙面自闭症现象，为个体提供安全地揭示真实自我的工具，同时拓宽社会对神经多样性的狭隘理解。对于你遇到的每一个明显患有自闭症的人来说，都有无数“蒙面”的自闭症患者被认为是典型的神经症患者。掩蔽是一种常见的应对机制，在这种机制中，自闭症患者隐藏其可识别的自闭症特征，以适应社会规范，以牺牲心理健康为代价，采用肤浅的个性。这可能包括抑制无害的刺激，通过表现出谦逊和温和的态度来掩饰沟通挑战，迫使自己陷入导致严重焦虑的境地，所有这些都是为了让他们不被视为需要或“古怪”。
Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity [Audiobook]
A deep dive into the spectrum of Autistic experience and the phenomenon of masked Autism, giving individuals the tools to safely uncover their true selves while broadening society’s narrow understanding of neurodiversity. For every visibly Autistic person you meet, there are countless “masked” Autistic people who pass as neurotypical. Masking is a common coping mechanism in which Autistic people hide their identifiably Autistic traits in order to fit in with societal norms, adopting a superficial personality at the expense of their mental health. This can include suppressing harmless stims, papering over communication challenges by presenting as unassuming and mild-mannered, and forcing themselves into situations that cause severe anxiety, all so they aren’t seen as needy or “odd”.

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