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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Executive Function Limits as My Autism's Bottleneck |
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Posted: 10 Feb 2026, 6:03 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 127
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| Thank you all for the responses. Edna - Your point that it "never had to be about masking" resonates. For me, the executive function limitation is consistent. It doesn't come and go. What changes is whether the situation demands more than I can handle. Structured, familiar territory: I can... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Executive Function Limits as My Autism's Bottleneck |
| Rocket123 |
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Posted: 08 Feb 2026, 4:32 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 127
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| I'm a 62-year-old male, diagnosed almost 13 years ago. I've been following (and participating in) threads about masking, and the discussion has helped me understand something important about myself that I hadn't fully articulated before. This is not a theory of autism in general. It's a personal mod... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Just now understanding masking 13 years after diagnosis |
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Posted: 08 Feb 2026, 3:54 pm
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Replies: 1
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| I'm 62 and was diagnosed 13 years ago. At the time, people didn't discuss masking a lot. So, I am now just understanding what it is. What I believe people are saying masking requires: - Suppressing my natural responses and needs - Trying to construct and maintain a more socially acceptable version ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Masking: what is it exactly, and what’s wrong with it? |
| Rocket123 |
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Posted: 08 Feb 2026, 11:56 am
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Replies: 39
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| MellowSnake and Edna3362 - Thanks for your replies. I find this thread about masking to be quite helpful. I'm 62 and was diagnosed 13 years ago. At the time, people didn't discuss masking a lot. So, I am now just understanding what it is. What I believe people are saying masking requires: - Suppre... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Masking: what is it exactly, and what’s wrong with it? |
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Posted: 07 Feb 2026, 12:05 pm
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Replies: 39
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| This thread is both fascinating and confusing. It seems like masking is a popular topic nowadays. Interestingly, it wasn't that common on Wrong Planet, back when I was diagnosed, almost 13 years ago. I had some questions: a) Is masking simply to make your authentic self more palatable to others? As ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Did autism become your special interest after late diagnosis |
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Posted: 27 Jan 2026, 8:58 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 106
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| Thanks everyone for sharing. The range here is exactly what I was curious about. autisticelders - The work you're doing for elders is very important. It's definitely an underserved community. Fishyfisherton - The waves you describe (interest -> relief when it fades -> triggered again) really resonat... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Did autism become your special interest after late diagnosis |
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Posted: 26 Jan 2026, 10:41 pm
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Replies: 5
Views: 106
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| My story. I was 49, out of work, with a wife and two teenage kids, taking an online intro psych class because I was half-seriously thinking about going back for a PhD. During a Q&A, the professor mentioned Asperger’s. I’d never heard the word. I’d heard “autism” but didn’t know what it actually ... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Telling my son about his diagnosis, after advice. |
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Posted: 25 Jan 2026, 12:08 am
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Replies: 9
Views: 194
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TheNagginsBaggins wrote: Yes please I'd appreciate that! 
OK. I sent you a private message.
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Wiring or adaptation? Late-diagnosed perspectives |
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Posted: 23 Jan 2026, 12:32 am
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Replies: 0
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| I was diagnosed with Asperger's at 50. I'm now 62. I'm writing a memoir about life before and after diagnosis. A beta reader suggested I add more description of "what being autistic does to us." That struck me as important and also hard: after 60+ years, how do I distinguish what feels lik... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Telling my son about his diagnosis, after advice. |
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Posted: 19 Jan 2026, 7:10 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 194
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| Hi, I’m a late-diagnosed autistic adult (diagnosed at 50). I remember being in therapy at 8, at a time when the word “Asperger’s” wasn’t widely understood. I knew I was different, but I assumed success and social acceptance would come from trying harder. Looking back, the biggest issue wasn’t the tr... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Late diagnosis/realization: What changed for you? |
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Posted: 08 Jan 2026, 1:07 am
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,269
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| I totally get that impulse—the "F You tour" feeling. There's something about finally having proof that makes you want to go back to everyone who dismissed you and say, "See? It was real." I'm in the process of writing a memoir about this very subject (late diagnosis). I was diagn... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Old-timer WP check-in - looking for a few memoir beta reader |
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Posted: 28 Dec 2025, 6:13 pm
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Replies: 1
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| Hi Everyone, I haven't posted in a while. Some of you may remember me. Over the last couple of months I wrote a memoir about growing up autistic and being diagnosed at age 50. The book walks through childhood, work, marriage, therapy, and the long self-investigation phase. I'm looking for a few WP f... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: Late diagnosis/realization: What changed for you? |
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Posted: 26 Dec 2025, 10:23 am
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Replies: 7
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| Hi Colleen, Your story sounds very similar to mine. I was diagnosed at 49 (2013) after a 40-year career in tech (software/systems work). Married, two daughters. Also struggled with chronic anxiety and depression for years before the diagnosis. Lots of job changes I couldn't really explain at the tim... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I'm Sorry but The "I'm Autistic" Biography Needs to Stop |
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Posted: 10 Dec 2025, 8:29 pm
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Replies: 56
Views: 3,529
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ASPartOfMe wrote: Welcome back
Thank you. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I'm Sorry but The "I'm Autistic" Biography Needs to Stop |
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Posted: 10 Dec 2025, 11:31 am
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Replies: 56
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| I'm not a fan of the autobiographies. Reading about someone's life is boring. I just found this thread. It's been a while since I have posted here. I stopped actively posting in early 2017. I am not certain why. I got busy, I guess. As I described in a prior post, I used to include all of my WP pos... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: New diagnosis imposter syndrome |
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Posted: 05 Jan 2023, 1:02 am
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Replies: 30
Views: 3,502
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| I have been a regular on this site for almost a decade now. Doubting ones own professional diagnosis is fairly common. You always have a right to seek a second opinion. You should discuss your doubts clinician who diagnosed you. I was diagnosed at 50 with Asperger's. I am married with 2 kids and wo... |
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