Meet My Autistic Brain
What is it like to find out late in life that you are autistic? The Autistic Woman talks about life experiences and how autistic traits affect her as an adult. You'll hear personal stories, opinions about research and the importance of autistic voices. Includes some fun stuff too and interviews of autistic guests! This podcast is primarily for adult autistics and their family and friends. It's one of the top 0.5% most popular shows globally as ranked by Listen Score with more than 1,000,000 downloads.
Meet My Autistic Brain
Unmasking: What We Lose by Pretending and How to Get It Back
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Unmasking is an ongoing process of noticing when we’re performing, deciding what serves us, and making gradual adjustments, according to Essy Knopf therapist and author of “Unmasking: What We Lose by Pretending and How to Get It Back”. Essy shares his autism diagnosis at 25 and later recognition of ADHD, highlighting how masking and non-stereotypical presentations delayed identification. In this conversation Essy shares about:
- Internalized ableism
- Conditional self-worth
- Burnout, and
- The difficulty of forming authentic connections while performing for acceptance.
This episode offers a grounded discussion of identity, self-advocacy, and living more intentionally as a neurodivergent adult.
Book: Unmasking: What We Lose by Pretending and How to Get It Back
Website: https://essyknopf.com
Check out Essy's YouTube channel
RATED IN THE TOP 0.5% GLOBALLY with more than 1.2 million downloads!
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