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How to find yourself after years of neurodivergent masking

I've been masking so long that when I try to be my authentic autistic self I literally don't know who that person is anymore.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Survival strategies that once protected now obscure the very self they were meant to preserve.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Neurodivergent identity — autism and ADHD?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.