I'd love to post more frequently on this channel because I have WAY too many ideas! To make the possible, I've started a Patreon. If you join, you'll get get 2 exclusive videos a month and access to the Discord server, even on the lowest tier:
  / imautisticnowwhat  

🐌 If you want to learn more about the Patreon & Discord community, I have a video tour! 🐌:    • Introducing... THE ANTI-SOCIAL CLUB!  

Remember that you could experience a few of these and not be autistic. Equally, you may not relate to some of these points and still be autistic. We're all so different. Please also note that when I say women or female, the traits I am discussing could be experienced by any gender. It is not black and white.

WATCH NEXT:

Does EVERYONE Mask? Autistic vs Introverted:
   • Does EVERYONE Mask? | Autistic vs Int...  

How to know if you're Masking Autism:
   • How to Know if you're Masking...  

00:00 Year 2 sob story
02:00 what masking really is
02:59 primary/elementary school was trash too
03:30 masking 2.0
03:52 the masking internal monologue
04:58 doing unnatural things
05:15 do you look interested enough?
06:20 copycat
06:34 masking is laughing
07:06 hands, ew!
08:04 you are a great playwright
08:30 why I don't leave the house
09:10 basically lying
11:13 meltdowns when you're safe
12:25 re-brand yourself
14:35 you can extrovert
15:33 who even are you?
16:20 my autistic granddaughter
16:48 masking as a privilege
17:22 removing the mask
17:47 autism in women
18:10 an interesting stim

If you want to know more about autistic traits, you may find these three videos helpful...

10 Traits of Autism in Females around social differences:
   • Are you just Socially Anxious or are ...  

10 Traits of Autism in Females around sensory differences:
   • 10 Traits of Autism in Women you migh...  

10 Traits of Autism in Females around emotional differences and interests:
   • 10 Traits of Autism you might not know  

Sources:

Mom on the Spectrum & Woodshed Theory's live on Autism & Friendships:
   • Autism & Friendship 101 | Burnout, Ov...  

Autistic People & Masking by Dr Hannah Belcher:
https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-...

Finding the True Number of Females with Autistic Spectrum Disorder by Estimating the Biases in Initial Recognition and Clinical Diagnosis (2022):
https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/2/27...

I really hope this is helpful/useful to you in some way. Thank you so much for taking to the time to watch! Feel free to make requests for future videos in the comments below.

DISCLAIMER: I am a second-year psychology student and a late-diagnosed #actuallyautistic individual. I am not a qualified healthcare professional.

*Books I'd Recommend about Autism:

Different not Less by Chloe Hayden (read if you want to cry):
https://amzn.to/40fKx2m

Aspergirls by Rudy Simone:
https://amzn.to/3xSZ6Mg

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