This hit hard for me. I’m good at masking — used to be so proud of that — but tbh I’m incredibly tired of wearing it. My face, without that, doesn’t move right and can /scare/ people. Think I sit a bit in the uncanny valley. It sucks.

But anyway, if you didn’t know, now you do! https://twitter.com/AutistMakingWay/status/1213628518682071045
Like, I have Amos Eyes naturally. They’re just way too intense for most people. I project /threat/ from my resting expression. And I couldn’t smile with my eyes as a kid. Used to get me attacked. Now I just look stoned in every photo — this is why. It’s not my “real” face.
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