: Why I am not much a fan of "best foot forward" or "fake it 'til you make it" and why I am not a fan of neither causal nor purposeful disingenuity.
Of course, I am well and truly #actuallyautistic, but that doesn't negate anything, though not few certainly do make the effort to make it seem as if it does.
It's also why my circle is smol and why not few do not much fancy their friends, colleagues, peers, etc. being around me.
@thedisasterautist In my 50s, and just starting to learn how to be "me". Masking may have gotten me some "friends" in the past, but not even Meryl Streep can deliver an Oscar-worthy performance 100% of the time. It almost always led to hurt and rejection in the end.
It's lonely, with CoSo being my only real outlet outside of my family, but maybe, just maybe, I'll find a way to connect with a few other people who willing to accept me as I am. #ActuallyAutistic
@sanau: Looking "normal" but not *being* "normal" is a disadvantage, yeah. That's why I for years I have used the personal hashtags of #residentalien and #theweirdkid.