How Much Are You Masking?

Do you rehearse conversations, copy other people’s behavior, hide sensory discomfort, or appear completely fine until you finally get home and crash?

This free two-page masking check-in will help you recognize the effort you may be using to meet social expectations—and what that effort may be costing you afterward.

Inside you’ll find:

• A simple explanation of masking

• Common examples of masking behaviors

• An eight-item personal check-in

• Prompts for identifying where you mask most

• Space to reflect on exhaustion, anxiety, shutdown, and disconnection

• One small step toward safely reducing pressure

Masking is not unique to autism, and this resource cannot diagnose autism or any other condition. Safety matters, and unmasking does not have to be an all-or-nothing decision.