The difference between Autistic masking and Autistic shielding, a thread.
Ahead of my talk on this, thisWednesday on @aucademy
Autistic masking is a trauma response to the consistent bullying, harassment, stigma and marginalisation Autistic people face.
Ahead of my talk on this, thisWednesday on @aucademy
Autistic masking is a trauma response to the consistent bullying, harassment, stigma and marginalisation Autistic people face.
It is so much more than trying to fit in or fly under the radar. It is unconscious self-preservation, an automatic response to keep us safe.
There is also a misconception around Autistic masking that we become outwardly non-Autistic in our behaviours, mannerisms and speech.
There is also a misconception around Autistic masking that we become outwardly non-Autistic in our behaviours, mannerisms and speech.
This plays very nicely into the neuro-majority idea of invisible disabilities and differences, which is a total fallacy. The idea of ‘invisible’ disabilities was created so that non-Disabled people could continue to gaslight, neglect and abuse us under the guise of ‘not knowing’
When people say they “don’t see disability” they are telling us that we don't no accommodations.
Autistic shielding appreciates that invisible disabilities don't exist and that non-Disabled people simply do not care enough to educate themselves and really see other people
Autistic shielding appreciates that invisible disabilities don't exist and that non-Disabled people simply do not care enough to educate themselves and really see other people
Autistic shielding is projecting the most intense, strange and wonderful things about yourselves – waving our freak flags high for all to see. Shielding, like masking, is a protective response to trauma, it is creating a barrier of fierceness which only lets the right ones in...
...the ones who resonate with our weird vibes, our special interests and our Autistic embodiment.
Shielding protects the individual - although some people will abuse us for being unashamedly ourselves whatever we do. Shielding allows us to create beautiful Autistic communities.
Shielding protects the individual - although some people will abuse us for being unashamedly ourselves whatever we do. Shielding allows us to create beautiful Autistic communities.
Through community shielding we are emancipating ourselves from oppression. Under these shields we create safe spaces for ourselves and our neurokin.
#ActuallyAutistic #AutisticMasking #AutisticShielding #NeuroAnarchy #Community #CommunityBuilding #Neurokin #Weirdkin
#ActuallyAutistic #AutisticMasking #AutisticShielding #NeuroAnarchy #Community #CommunityBuilding #Neurokin #Weirdkin
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