#openlyautistics — Public Fediverse posts
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How do you define the term, “Openly Autistic”?
* Is it an autistic person who rarely masks?
* Or, an autistic who isn't afraid and/or shy to share that they are actually autistic?
* Or, an autistic person who is active in the autism acceptance “movement” (if we can call it that)?
* Or, perhaps, an autistic who were interviewed and disclosed they're autistic?Maybe you have other considerations or criteria that defines “openly autistic” for you?
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NOTE: Being openly autistic is a choice and is _not_ for everyone. I think it is safe to say that we all face discrimination, stereotyping, and prejudice for being actually autistics, thus, most choose not to be open about it.
However, recently, there has been a slow growth in numbers of openly autistics, and like with most things in life, we have different criteria, definitions, and cultural considerations.
Thus, I am curious what _you_ think, personally or maybe your immediate environment or organisation, is an openly autistic person. Or, when do you consider one as openly autistic.
Again, this is not about if an autistic person should be openly autistic or not. ^_^
Thank you for your interesting insights!
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* Autism symbol by: MissLunaRose12
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Tags: #OpenlyAutistic #OpenlyAutistics #ActuallyAutistic #ActuallyAutistics #AskingAutistics #Autistic #Autistics #Autism #AutismSpectrum #AutismAwareness #AutismAcceptance
Groups: @autistics @actuallyautistic
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“Autistic Masking Is A Survival Mechanism Until It’s A Threat To Survival”
“It’s the environments we move in that need to change urgently”
A good read.
https://justinel999.medium.com/people-dont-know-i-m-autistic-but-i-m-not-masking-aa84a6c7c07a
#Autistic #Autistics #ActuallyAutistic #ActuallyAutistics #OpenlyAutistic #OpenlyAutistics #Autism #AutismSpectrum #Masking #Survival #Threat
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This is a very good read for everyone, autistics and non-autistics, alike: “Why does masking autism contribute to burnout?” By Eloise Stark, an Autistic Ph.D. candidate from the University of Oxford, who was diagnosed at age 27.
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“I am who I am, I’m autistic and proud, I’m different, and for the first time in my life, I’m okay with that.”
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“Following the attack, I developed a recurrence of mental-health problems from my youth. I grew more and more unwell. I was anxious, obsessive, depressed, and began to have suicidal feelings. I was overwhelmed by the world, by just being, and didn’t know how to cope with it.”
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“Masking autism wasn’t a sustainable or safe option. I was admitted to the hospital, yet every clinician disagreed on my diagnosis. Most remarked that they felt they were ‘missing something’.”
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“‘All your life you have been masking autism.’”
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(me: Yep, that's me.)
Read her journey: https://www.urevolution.com/en-eu/blogs/magazine/masking-autism-nearly-killed-her
[Tags: #Autism | #AutismSpectrum | #ActuallyAutistic | #OpenlyAutistic | #Autistics | #ActuallyAutistics | #OpenlyAutistics | #Autistic | #Masking | #Burnout | #Neurodifferent | #Neurodivergent | #Autist | #Autists ]
[Groups: @autistics | @actuallyautistic | @neurodivergence ]