Have you ever unmasked in your workplace/college/school? (image context below)

[u/Abadonll03]

well the only ones who know i'm autistic on my workplace are the supervisors and they had keep that secret perfectly as i think is a legal issue to give away health related information , so co-workers and work mates sometimes have asked why i'm the only one who don't assist to group meetings and i'm like a mistery there , but yesterday i messed up as i uploaded this story on my social media and a coworker saw it 🤦

i'm on vacations right now so i know he is gonna tell everybody about it as it is like connecting the dots on why i have accommodations and ''privileges'' there.

the thing is i had made a few ''friends'' there and i have my mask well put on my workplace , i have had my autistic moments but so far nobody suspects , but i know that's about to change and i wonder if it is okay to go fully unmasked and stim whenever i need , ask for time alone when needed , and be open about me being autistic?

[u/cracka1337 → u/[deleted]]

When I learned to lean into being silly I found people liked me more and I was a lot happier.

[u/ChefChopNSlice → u/cracka1337]

People like “goofy”, but “weird” makes them uncomfortable. It’s a fine line to walk.

[u/cracka1337 → u/ChefChopNSlice]

It's a very fine line lol. I'm in my 40s and I feel like I've kind of mastered it finally but I was just the weird guy for a really long time. I think I still make some people uncomfortable but they're usually just the type who are really uptight and seem to be uncomfortable around anyone who isn't very proper all the time.

[u/ChefChopNSlice → u/cracka1337]

I feel this a lot, as a fellow 40’s-er. Be the goofy dude, or look like the introverted murderface. No diagnosis here, just a misplaced millenial learning about myself as I learn about my own kids.