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When Code-Switching Between Neurotypes Becomes Exhausting

I'm autistic and work in a neurotypical environment where I constantly have to translate between my thinking and theirs but nobody sees how exhausting this is.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Neurodivergent individuals often perform invisible emotional and cognitive labor to communicate effectively in neurotypical environments without recognition of this effort.

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“Where Are You with Neurodiversity & Learning Differences?”

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