Do you mask your ADHD? 🙉🧠 Masking in ADHD involves consciously or subconsciously hiding symptoms to fit social norms, evade judgments, and reduce stigmatization. Ways this happens: - Presenting neurotypical behaviors 😶 - Suppressing soothing behaviors like stimming 🙉 - Portraying a nonchalant persona to mask criticism concerns 🤷‍♂️ - Engaging in obsessive checking behaviors 🔄 - Apologizing excessively to mask forgetfulness or lack of focus 🙇‍♂️ - Remaining silent in social situations due

Do you mask? 🙉🎭💬 Masking is when a person acts in a “socially acceptable” way to fit in & form better connections with those around them. 🙈🎭 Masking usually involves some form of camouflaging their symptoms by controlling: Controlling impulses 🚦 Rehearsing responses 🗣️ Copying behaviors of neurotypical individuals 👥 #adhd #adhdeducation #adhdexplained #ADHDInsights #ParentingConcerns #FocusOnBehaviors #AttentionStruggles #ChildWellbeing #ADHDRealities #adhdcommunity #scienceexplained #ad

Do you mask? 🙉🎭💬 Masking is when a person acts in a “socially acceptable” way to fit in & form better connections with those around them. 🙈🎭 Masking usually involves some form of camouflaging their symptoms by controlling: Controlling impulses 🚦 Rehearsing responses 🗣️ Copying behaviors of neurotypical individuals 👥 #adhd #adhdeducation #adhdexplained #ADHDInsights #ParentingConcerns #FocusOnBehaviors #AttentionStruggles #ChildWellbeing #ADHDRealities #adhdcommunity #scienceexplained #ad

Autistic Masking 😉 | Brains and Spoons

I'M SO GOOD AT MASKING NO ONE WOULD EVER REALISE I'M AUTISTIC IF I DID'T SAY ANYTHING | ADHD Mental health

Women are four times more likely to mask their autism compared with men. But why do they do it, and what are the consequences? Karly’s friends didn’t know she had autism, and masking her true self left her feeling mentally exhausted. Emma, an expert from Aspect (Autism Spectrum Australia) told us there was a name for that feeling. It’s called ‘Autistic burnout’. | ABC News