HomeAnnotated BibliographiesAffirming and Inclusive Engaged Learning for Neurodivergent Students Autistic Masking: A Dangerous Survival Mechanism Share: Section NavigationSkip section navigationIn this sectionAnnotated Bibliographies Affirming and Inclusive Engaged Learning for Neurodivergent Students Capstone Experiences Conditions for Meaningful Learning Global Learning Internships Learning Communities Learning on Location: Place-Based Pedagogies Mentoring Service-Learning Student-Faculty Partnership Supporting Neurodiverse and Physically Disabled Students Undergraduate Research Work-Integrated Learning Writing Transfer In and Beyond the University Reference List Entry:Reinhardt, Leah. 2022. "Autistic Masking: A Dangerous Survival Mechanism." TED Talk TEDxHopeCollege, Holland, MI, March 17, 2022. https://youtu.be/_nt7mGPTwCM?si=lOiJVrd8uSsF_gXL.About this Presentation:This TED Talk focuses on the dangers of autistic masking. This emotional personal narrative offers insight into why autistic individuals mask and the impacts that masking can have. This video can be used as a starting point of understanding challenges that autistic individuals face existing in a neurotypical-designed world. Recommended by Jasmine Hill Evans.
