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Solitaire Townsend

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Solitaire Townsend is a renowned climate author and is co-founder & Chief Solutionist at Futerra and Chair of The Solutions Union charity. She holds master’s degrees in both Sustainability and Shakespeare.

Her popular TED talk, Forbes column, and most recent book – The Solutionists – are available online. She is LGBTQIA, neurodivergent and sanguine about being named after a Bond girl.

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How To Mask Like An Autistic

Everybody masks, somewhat.

The difference with autistic masking is that it’s a conscious act. A decision to construct a version of yourself that the world can handle.

Put more bluntly: I’m better at masking because I’ve decided to do it.

And I’d like to teach you how.

A Survival Art

Before I get into how you can mask, let me explain why I have to.

Without a mask, I don’t function. That’s the autist

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"DISCLAIMER: I received this book as an Early ARC through NetGalley.

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I really enjoyed this book. I was drawn in early, intrigued by the premise and the way it was written. The novel has some really good twists and turns, and things I did not expec" Read more of this review »
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