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When your partner struggles to accept your authentic autistic self

I started stimming more openly after my diagnosis and my wife says it embarrasses her when we're out in public and I don't know if I should go back to hiding or if this is who I am now.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The journey toward self-acceptance can threaten existing relationships built on masked versions of ourselves.

Ideas that help explain it
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“Where Are You with Belonging for neurodivergent people?”

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