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"I don't know if I want to use that word either, to mask. But here's the thing, is that the reality of the matter is that there was a study done, I don't have room to share it here, but if anyone is interested, I can provide a link that shows brief interactions with autistics by allistics. Now, they did not know they were autistic. And the brief interactions were done in three different increments. The longest was 30 seconds."