Masking and Camouflaging and Changes That Can Impact Your Relationship-Guest Co-Host Bronwyn Wilson

During this episode, Mona is joined by her guest co-host, Dr. Bronwyn Wilson. Together, they share information about masking and camouflaging from the neurotypical/non-autistic perspective.

Some of the topics addressed include:

• What masking looked like in our families and relationships.
• How unknown neurodiversity impacts masking and camouflaging.
• Masking to avoid conflict and as a coping mechanism.
• Camouflaging or masking with others, but not at home.
• How the mask comes off when a relationship moves to a deeper level.
• The disconnect "behind closed doors" and what others see outside the relationship.
• Masking when you don't know the answer or you don’t want to get it wrong.
• Working "with" your partner to "work out" the challenges with masking.
• The importance of having the intrinsic motivation to change.
• The 3 things that can make change possible.
• Increased knowledge and understanding can lead to making informed decisions.
• Are women better at camouflaging because they want to fit in more?
• Masking is exhausting and can contribute to fear and anxiety.
• The impact of un-masking quickly.
• Understanding the importance of down time to unmask and re-charge.
• When you understand and accept each other's differences the mask can come off.

If you want to contact Bron, or order a copy of her book, check out her website at: www.bronwilson.com. You can also buy her e-book on Amazon. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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