Who was that masked woman?
Is masking really the reason fewer women are diagnosed as autistic? Are we really incapable of self-awareness and forming a personal identity? Shouldn't we be looking at autistic identity in its historical context?
Masking/Identity/Self
The masking/identity narrative, imv, decontextualises a socio-historical exploration of discrimination and also makes claims of equivalence and commits acts of appropriation it cannot cash out. It omits the multiple determinants that lead to mental health problems and fragmentation of self.