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Why stress reveals disability in ways that challenge relationships

My autistic traits become more pronounced when I'm stressed, and my girlfriend says I become a different person she doesn't know how to reach.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The version of yourself that emerges under pressure feels foreign to someone who only knew your regulated self.

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