Notices by hugo. (grammaticus@nerdculture.de)

@PatternChaser @Sci_Fi_FanGirl @robrecht @theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic I think of it as a coping mechanism, so I'm not as inclined to use such harsh words. But again, I can see why NTs jump to conclusions so easily

@Sci_Fi_FanGirl @robrecht @theautisticcoach @actuallyautistic And then there's masking, which must be awfully confusing to NTs and can be (mis)interpreted as lying.

I'll be the first to admit of countless times I outright lied about obligations I didn't really have so I could get out of uncomfortable social situations, or coming up with sometimes elaborate excuses to explain why I couldn't do something I was expected to do.

Now I know better, but (white) lies were the fabric of my masking.