Autism Ed || Who Is The Person Beneath The Autistic Mask?

Leo and Diane Dillon

One thing I realized, about a year after my autism diagnosis, was that the process of unmasking was going to be lengthy and rather complicated. While turning The Mask on, after decades of practice, is like flipping a switch - turning it off is more like having to undo all of the old electrical wiring in your house. The Mask itself is…