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Category: Autism Acceptance

Part 10: Reflections on unmasking — Is having a really busy schedule good for me?

There has been times where I wish I was less busy and more time to rest. However, there has also been times where I wish I was busier and can take on more things. In this blog post, I will talk about my thoughts on this, and whether a busy schedule is in line with my unmasking journey.

nirajshah2003 Autism Acceptance 4 Comments 30th Dec 202327th Jan 2024 3 Minutes

Part 9: Reflections on unmasking — Embracing the unmasking journey

In this blog post I will talk more about why it is good to embrace the unmasking journey and how embracing the journey has helped me.

nirajshah2003 Autism Acceptance Leave a comment 28th Dec 202327th Jan 2024 3 Minutes

Part 8: Reflections on unmasking — What success in the unmasking journey looks like for me

One of the things that I have thought about a lot is what success looks like for me in this unmasking journey. This is a really tough question, and there is no one concrete answer to this. However there have been some thoughts that I have had about this. In this blog post, I will talk more about my thoughts on this.

nirajshah2003 Autism Acceptance 3 Comments 24th Dec 202327th Jan 2024 3 Minutes

Part 7: Reflections on unmasking — Thinking about my friendships

For me, my friendships are an important part of my life and my wellbeing. In this blog post, I will talk about 4 specific things I have thought about.

nirajshah2003 Autism Acceptance 2 Comments 22nd Dec 202327th Jan 2024 3 Minutes

Part 6: Reflections on unmasking — Dealing with difficult emotions

Difficult emotions have also stemmed from learning things about my autistic identity which weren’t easy to come to terms with. In this blog post I will talk about some of these things in more detail by giving 4 specific examples, as well as talk about what I am trying to do about it now as part of the unmasking journey.

nirajshah2003 Autism Acceptance 6 Comments 21st Dec 202327th Jan 2024 5 Minutes

Part 5: Reflections on unmasking — Why progress has only been gradual

In this blog post, I will talk more on how and why progress has been gradual, and how this has influenced the unmasking journey.

nirajshah2003 Autism Acceptance 3 Comments 17th Dec 2023 3 Minutes

Part 4: Reflections on unmasking — Thinking about the bigger picture

With a lot of things, it is easy to get so caught up on the day-to-day aspects of it, that you lose sight of the bigger picture. However, with unmasking, it is important to think about the bigger picture, and I will talk about this further in this blog post.

nirajshah2003 Autism Acceptance Leave a comment 14th Nov 2023 3 Minutes

Part 3: Reflections on unmasking – Dealing with fatigue

In this blog post, I will talk about how fatigue is proving to be a challenge, and ways in which I am trying to overcome it.

nirajshah2003 Autism Acceptance, Other 2 Comments 1st Jul 2023 3 Minutes

Part 2: Reflections on unmasking – Thinking about social acceptance

In this blog post, I will talk about some of my reflections I have had when it comes to thinking about the link between social acceptance and unmasking.

nirajshah2003 Autism Acceptance, Other 1 Comment 15th Jun 202315th Jun 2023 4 Minutes

The challenges of unmasking

In this blog post, I will talk about 4 particular challenges that I have found comes with unmasking.

nirajshah2003 Autism Acceptance Leave a comment 27th May 2023 3 Minutes

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