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Unmasking Adult Autism by Neuro Nurture (available on Amazon) starts off by breaking down what Autism is and what masking is. Masking, for the uninitiated, is when you hide your Autistic traits to “fit in” to a neurotypical world as a neurodiverse individual.
Masking is something every Autistic person (both adults and children) experience in their daily lives. Masking takes up a lot of our energy and leaves us feeling exhausted. Masking out true identities by hiding our Autistic traits often leaves us questioning who we are authentically – in other words it can lead to an identity crisis and may even lead to mental health issues.
After laying the foundation of what Autism and masking are, Unmasking Adult Autism goes into basic strategies you can start using today to remove the mask and live as your authentic Autistic self.
To assist you on your journey, Unmasking Adult Autism guides you through an important step in unmasking: gaining greater social and emotional awareness.
This section Unmasking Adult Autism covers facial expressions, recognizing tone of voice and more.
The book makes the excellent point that unmasking and growing your self-confidence go hand in hand. Simply put, when you unmask you will grow your self-confidence and when your self-confidence grows, you will feel more confident in unmasking.
Unmasking Adult Autism goes beyond just unmasking, this book also goes into empathy and the thought processes of neurotypical people which can help you better understand your neurotypical friends as you unmask.
Unmasking Adult Autism also shares practical steps to help you build or rebuild relationships after you unmask because unmasking can be a major change in who you are around others and knowing how to develop relationships with others with your new identity is important.
I recommend this book to every Autistic adult, especially those who suspect they are Autistic to late diagnosed Autistic adults – and everyone in-between as this book will help you understand how to take the mask off and live life as your authentic Autistic self.
I also recommend this book to our allies as it will give our aloes a guide to better understand us and how we live life on the spectrum.
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