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Taking Off the Mask

Practical Exercises to Help Understand and Minimise the Effects of Autistic Camouflaging

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 'I realised I had been camouflaging my whole life - I'd been trying to mask my autistic traits and fit in with all the non-autistic people around me.'

Growing up autistic can often feel as though you have to become a chameleon in social situations, camouflaging yourself to fit in with a seemingly neurotypical world. Combining lived experience with scientific research and practical advice, this book is the essential guide to understanding why you mask and how to feel confident without one.

Focusing on diagnostic devices like the Camouflaging Autistic Traits Questionnaire (CAT-Q) to discover the situations in which you mask the most and why, alongside a range of techniques, from CBT, compassion based therapy, DBT, and mindfulness to relieve anxiety and reduce stress, this guide gives you all the tools and confidence you need to re-connect with yourself, the things you love and finally, take off your mask.©2022 Hannah Louise Belcher Children's Health Mental Health Neurodiversity Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Relationships Health
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This book was the first time since my autism diagnosis that I realised properly how and why I masked. Hannah explains it in a way I found it easy to understand and with empathy. I look forward to more books!

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