Hiding Our True Selves - Socialising 101 for the Autistic

Why do we feel the need to pretend we're someone we clearly are not? Yet for those of us diagnosed later in life, we come to see that we've spent most of our lives doing this very thing. 

Kel shares a story about a painful social situation she was unable to remove herself from or to seek clarity or reassurance in, in order to avoid appearing too 'abnormal'.