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“People with so-called “female Autism” may be able to make eye contact, carry on a conversation, or hide their tics and sensory sensitivities. They might spend the first few decades of their lives with no idea they’re Autistic at all, believing instead that they’re just shy, or highly sensitive.”
― Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity
― Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity
“Most of us are haunted by the sense there's something "wrong" or "missing" in our lives--that we're sacrificing far more of ourselves than other people in order to get by and receiving far less in return.”
― Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity
― Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity
“Recovery is predicated on aligning your life with your values, and you aren’t going to be able to align anything until you know who you are.”
― Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity
― Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity
“Refusing to perform neurotypicality is a revolutionary act of disability justice. It's also a radical act of self-love.”
― Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity
― Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity
“Many masked Autistics are sent to gifted education as children, instead of being referred to disability services.[18] Our apparent high intelligence puts us in a double bind: we are expected to accomplish great things to justify our oddness, and because we possess an enviable, socially prized quality, it’s assumed we need less help than other people, not more.”
― Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity
― Unmasking Autism: Discovering the New Faces of Neurodiversity
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