In this episode: Jen talks about the exhausting art of masking with ADHD and/or AuDHD. She explores why so many of us feel the need to mask (both consciously and unconsciously), what the very real consequences of masking are and when it benefits those of us with ADHD.

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SOURCES USED FOR THIS EPISODE:

What ADHD Masking Looks Like

ADHD Masking: Does Hiding Your Symptoms Help Or Harm?

Masking Is Life

7 Masks We Use To Hide Our Faults

Why ADHD Masking Is A Form of Self-Sabotage

Why Un-Masking In ADHD Can Help Us

Unmasking As A Black Neurodivergent Employee