Question about autism!

z_b0n3_r0tt_z 9/1/2023 02:29 pm 190

Ok so I was wondering, is it possible to subconsciously mask your autism? Like I've noticed recently that when my boyfriend comes over to spend time with me, my autism gets "worse". Like I get overwhelmed easier and I have meltdowns more and other stuff. I think this is because I trust him a lot and I feel comfortable letting go around him. But when he's not here, it's not as bad? I was wondering if maybe I subconsciously mask my symptoms or something? And to be clear, I still experience autism symptoms without my boyfriend, just not as much.

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apocalypseArisen_
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Sep 1, 2023 3:02 pm

yes, absolutely you can mask without realising it. it is why i wasnt diagnosed for a long long time, because i was masking but i didnt know i was masking. i didnt even know what masking was. i would just randomly have meltdowns and burn out with no idea why, and it ended up because i was masking almost constantly