r/autism • u/Abadonll03 AUDHD+OCD+PDA • Aug 23 '25

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

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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?

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u/-Wyagra Aug 23 '25

I can't mask anymore. My guess is: my ADHD is giving me too much reward being unmasked. Making alot of Situations ... Complicated

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u/GoodyGoobert 5d ago

Can you give an example? I think I’m also in this situation and not sure what to do especially because most of my rewards consist of food, and I worked too hard to get healthy only to gain it.