Unmasking As a Late Diagnosed Autistic Person Exposes Daily Challenges

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[seajelly]

After my (late) ADHD diagnosis, I tried to "develop" my EF skills. But that just led to frustration, disappointment, and poor self-image. Now I know that my EF is what it is, and it's not necessarily bad, but it is different from the norm. So I am re-remembering and bringing back some of the strategies I always used to use to cope. They are not wrong; they are just different, and that's okay.

I'm weeding through to try to make use of only the ones I want. For example, I used to use anxiety (not intentionally, but still) to help me get places on time and to get out of bed in the morning. I want to leave that 'strategy' behind. But using a paper planner works way better for me than an electronic calendar, so I'm keeping that one, even though I sometimes get comments when I pull it out. I used to organize my kitchen by function (breakfast things together, baking supplies together, etc) and I'm bringing that back. But negative self-talk to try to bully myself into acting like someone with NT EF? I'm not doing that anymore, and not letting anyone else do it to me either.

[raven]

I thought about unmasking when I discovered I'd been doing it, but then discovered when I'm in the presence of any other human being I automatically can't. I've been doing it since I was 4, so if I don't want to, I have to stay home. My pets don't judge. Lol

[Vinnocentus]

I struggle with executive function as well and do most of my weekly chores on 1 day so I don't have to deal with that struggle the other days haha

[damianthompson]

I've suspected that I'm on the spectrum for several years but unfortunately I haven't been able to find a doctor in my area that screens adults for autism

[jenbrennan]

I wonder whether viewing neurotypical people as challenged when it comes to being logical may create a balance? My husband is a hyper-cerebral problem solver engineer. He's wonderful in this ability. I work hard to keep up with his cognitive prowess. So, compared to him I am 'challenged' in the area of processing power, perhaps I could say. I think for him to feel overwhelmingly like: "My wife is normal and I need to be like her" is unfair to him and how extraordinarily gifted and wonderful my husband is in his way. I am also challenged. I may say for myself, personally, I am 'cognitively challenged' compared to my husband. But together understanding our gifts and skills and uniqueness, things between us work better. I don't expect him to be like me as if I was the standard, or 'normal.' I try to be like him, too, to understand him!😊

[CherrysJubileeJoyfully]

Had my last boss told me WHAT to do in WHAT ORDER I may still have had a job.

[Stormbrise]

Also, I read somewhere that some skills with executive function are set by the age of 21 or 22.

[StellaSable]

Late diagnosis at 34. I understand masking.

What is the process of unmasking? When I've lived behind the mask for almost 40 years currently.

[mzbeth]

I have Executive Function Disorder, it is under the “umbrella” of autism, my mom and I are constantly at odds about weather or not it is therefore classed as autism, or a form there of. I am 39 years old and was a late diagnosis at the age of 27. I started watching you the other day to try to understand it better, if you haven’t already, could you please do a video dedicated to it specifically? Please and thank you in advance.

[salsa]

Why do you think that society cares about autistic people? Employers don’t, regular people don’t, ignorant people most of all do not. We don’t live full lives, only struggle and suffer until our lives end.