ADHD Chatter
ADHD Chatter
Alex Partridge
Autism Expert: What Autistic Masking Feels Like From The Inside
1 hour Posted Aug 17, 2026 at 11:00 pm.
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What Masking Actually Feels Like
How Early Does Masking Start?
What Teaches a Child to Start Masking?
Can One Cruel Comment Change You for Decades?
What Are Autistic People Protecting Themselves From?
Is Masking a Choice — or Completely Automatic?
The Autistic Mirror
When Masking Becomes a Survival Mechanism
The Subtle Signs Someone Is Masking
Inside the Mind of an Autistic Person Who’s Masking
The Aeroplane Analogy That Explains Masking
What Years of Masking Does to a Person
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The Biggest Cost of Masking: Losing Who You Are
Why Masking Can Make Autistic People So Lonely
Why So Many Autistic Women Are Missed
Can You Look Successful While Falling Apart Privately?
Code-Switching: What It Is and Why Autistic People Do It
Why an Autism Diagnosis Can Be So Emotional
How Do You Find Yourself After Years of Masking?
Why Unmasking Isn’t Right for Everyone
How to Start Unmasking Safely
The “Washing Machine of Woes”
What I’d Tell My Younger Autistic Self
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Dr Martin Brunet has 25 years experience as a NHS GP. He has a special interest in Autism and ADHD and is the author of the best selling book entitled ‘Make Your Worry Make Sense’.
In this episode, Dr Martin Brunet explores the hidden reality of autistic masking, why it starts, what it feels like, and the long-term impact it can have on identity, relationships and wellbeing. We discuss the subtle signs of masking, why so many autistic people go undiagnosed, and what it can look like to safely rediscover who you are beneath the mask.
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Producer: Timon Woodward 
Recorded by: Hamlin Studios
Trailer editor: Ryan Faber
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