I forgot that 16 approached me earlier and asked me a question while I was doing something, and I answered, and they said, "Are you mad at me?"
"No, why?"
"Your tone was just - flat. And deep."
"Oh no that's my real voice. I have spent 50 years making sure that my voice sounds okay to others, but I'm tired, and that's what I actually sound like."
Kid - "I didn't know."
"Keep it in mind for yourself. I know when you're not masking. Just be."
#Autism