There are innumerable covered-up autistic persons who pass for neurotypical for every person who is obviously autistic. Masking is a typical coping strategy used by autistic persons to adopt a superficial personality at the price of their mental health by hiding their clearly identifiable qualities in order to fit in with society norms. To avoid being perceived as needy or "strange," they may do things like stifle innocuous stims, pretend to...
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