Episode 7 - We're Chameleons

Join Steve and Nick as they delve into the frustrating world of masking behavior and how people with Autism adapt to fit in with "normies".

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TIMESTAMPS:

(00:00) - Intro

(00:45) - What is Masking?

(04:00) - How and why we mask

(09:00) - The tolls of masking

(12:30) - Common ways of masking

(16:00) - Altering speech to sound "casual" / Jargon

(23:00) - Internalizing Sensory Discomfort

(29:00) - When to mask or not to mask?

(37:00) - Nick's Oscar moment

(42:00) - Hotdogs? / Closing

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