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    1 month ago

    I appreciate that a ton, honestly. Thanks for your comment.

    I did definitely learn something here though, but am also left with a lot of questions. I dove into the ICD-11 to read more about the diagnosis.

    Didn’t find much about the differences in nuance regarding masking to fit into society for neurodivergents and masking to fit into society for neurotypicals, but I’m sure I’ll find more soon now that the question has been formulated.

    Anyway, thank you again. Helps put my mind at ease :)

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      1 month ago

      For sure. And your job is deeply important and anyone who takes it seriously, with kindness and an open mind, is aces in my book.

      Re: masking, my ignorant hot take would be that the difference is less about a difference in kind of masking rather than a difference in the amount (frequency, duration, intensity) of masking. I’d say society places much higher demands in cognitive load from masking on neurodivergent folks overall compared to neurotypicals, because neurotypicals will often naturally behave in socially acceptable ways… because what’s socially acceptable is often defined (not exclusively) by what is typical.

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        1 month ago

        That definitely makes sense to me. Thanks for bouncing ideas like these with me :)