MASK OFF

Hola Comadres! Welcome to the 14th episode of Season 3! Let's talk about autism masking! Join your comadre Marcy as she discusses and shares the phenomenon of masking, the stages of it, and the long term consequences of engaging in this behavior for neurodiverse individuals.. Marcy is recording with Riverside-FM and if you'd like to watch instead of listen, head on over to YouTube and check out the video version of the podcast. If you have any suggestions, opinions, questions, or comments about this or any episode, please send us a Comadre-Gram at [email protected] or DM me via IG. Let's have a conversation. If you like the podcast, please share with your family, friends, and significant other. You can support this podcast by finding it across all platforms and rating, liking, and reviewing. If you chat about us, please use the hashtags #Comadreando, #ComadreTime, or #HolaComadres so that I can see and share you as well. If you want to help the sustainability of Comadreando, please consider becoming a patron on Patreon. Become a monthly sustaining member or make a one time contribution. Every little bit helps. You can contribute via $comadreandopod on CashApp and @comadreandopod on Venmo. Merchandise is out now, please visit our BRAND NEW WEBSITE to check out all the Comadre Gear https://www.comadreandopod.com. NOTES: Sign Up for Comadre-grams Using this link: http://eepurl.com/h-Gqw9 Articles on Masking: Autism Masking: To Blend or Not to Blend https://www.healthline.com/health/autism/autism-masking Putting on My Best Normal: Social Camouflaging in Adults with Autism Spectrum Conditions https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28527095/ Camouflaging in autism spectrum disorder: Examining the roles of sex, gender identity, and diagnostic timing https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34420418/ "You Must Become a Chameleon to Survive": Adolescent Experiences of Camouflaging https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33590426/ Gender differences in self-reported camouflaging in autistic and non-autistic adults https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31319684/ Gender Differences in the Social Motivation and Friendship Experiences of Autistic and Non-autistic Adolescents https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4786616/