{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F85ad582a-eecd-43dd-8b16-bd7995518b6f","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"Episode 14: Autistic Masking: The Impact on Mental Health, Identity, Safety, and Privilege\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/85ad582a-eecd-43dd-8b16-bd7995518b6f\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 14: Autistic Masking: The Impact on Mental Health, Identity, Safety, and Privilege","description":"There are a lot of nuances of Autistic masking, and it's become a sensitive and polarizing topic these days online and in social media.\nWith all the various opinions, information, and anecdotes out there, it can be confusing to understand what masking is, and how privilege and different social identities intersect with the experience of unmasking. Masking and unmasking impacts mental health, identity, and relationships in significant ways. \nIn this episode, Dr. Megan Anna Neff and Patrick Casale, two AuDHD mental health professionals, delve deep into the concept of Autistic masking as well as share their personal experiences with masking.\nTop 3 reasons to listen to the entire episode:\n\nUnderstand how autistic masking is not just about blending in, as well as how it can be both beneficial and harmful.\n\nIdentify ways that privilege, safety, and race intersect with masking.\n\nLearn strategies to address burnout caused by masking and, if desired, to unmask if you are in a position and place to do so.\n\n\nMasking can be a very charged and complex topic, so now, more than ever, we need to delve deeper into the complexities of autistic masking and promote understanding, empathy, and inclusivity.\nResources:\n\nBlog Post: https://neurodivergentinsights.com/blog/what-is-masking-in-autism\n\n\nYou can also grab the Autistic masking checklist when you sign up for Dr. Neff\u2019s newsletter: https://neurodivergentinsights.ck.page/51e276c041\n\n\n\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\n\ud83c\udf99\ufe0fListen to more episodes of the Divergent Conversations Podcast here\n\ud83c\udf99\ufe0fSpotify\n\ud83c\udf99\ufe0fApple\n\ud83c\udf99\ufe0fYouTube Music\n\u25b6\ufe0f YouTube\n\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/892a51ec-9d3a-460f-9182-1cbf15ccf23d/DC-Logo-Main-Episode-Cover-1.png"}