Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Hi indie people! Autistic masking is an ever-growing topic for autistic people in 2021. But the question should autistic people take off the mask is a difficult one to answer. So I wanted to share with you what is autistic masking but also whether autistic people should take off the mask and stop autism masking?

Autistic Masking is a trait of autism where autistic people hide their autism from other people in order to be accepted. Autistic masking is also known as Camouflaging or autistic camouflaging. This is where autistic people mask in order to come across as more "normal" or neurotypical. Autistic masking is referenced more with autistic females but autistic males can mask also. But should autistic people take off the mask?

🧠 References which helped me with this video, go and support other autistic creators:
Autistic MASKING: how do we do it and should we stop?: youtube.com/watch?v=t9COmZ2HwXY

Is Autistic Masking A Bad Thing?: youtube.com/watch?v=6Ob_F6OwFVU&t=1s

The WORST ADVICE you can give an autistic person #TakeOffTheMask : youtube.com/watch?v=vPf9CLMG2Es

What Is Autistic Masking (Are YOU Masking Your Autism?): youtu.be/zNq3bc6sf9g

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