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גיא, רותם, בוחנים אחרים- תתעלמו מהרקע

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גיא, רותם, בוחנים אחרים- תתעלמו מהרקע

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זה סתם גיף של אייקוני אימה כי זה אוקטובר ואוקטובר זה חודש האימה.

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בגלל שהחברה ה"נורמטיבית" לא בדיוק הכי מקבלת, הרבה מאוד אנשים נורודיוורג'נטים (אוטיזם, ADHD וכדומה) נאלצים להסתיר מאפיינים של הבעיות שלהם על מנת להשתלב בסביבה הנורוטיפיקלית.
אצל אוטיסטים (כמוני למשל) זה יכול להתבטא במלא דברים, כגון:
- הכרחה עצמית או זיוף של קשר עין
- חיכוי של תנועות מסויימות או הבעות פנים
- הסתרת חישחושים (Stimming) כגון תנועות ידיים או רגל מקפצת.

למעשה, זה מאוד קשור לשאלה הפורייה, כיוון והסביבה גורמת לנו לשנות את עצמנו ברמה שחלקנו מרגישים כאילו אנחנו לא מכירים את עצמנו.

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Hiding who you are is an uncomfortable and exhausting experience. For many autistic people, that experience is a daily reality.

In places where the full spectrum of neurodiversity is not understood or welcomed, autistic people often feel the need to present or perform social behaviors that are considered neurotypical. Some people may also feel they have to hide neurodiverse behaviors in order to be accepted.

Masking autism may sometimes help protect autistic people from being "outed" or harassed at school or work. This behavior is not always intentional which can lead to confusion about a person's identity.

Regardless of intentionality, masking can also lead to serious health consequences, so it's important to understand the behavior and its effects on people who regularly camouflage their neurodivergent behaviors.

Masking, which is also called camouflaging or compensating, is a social survival strategy. How it looks will vary from person to person, but masking can include behaviors like these:

forcing or faking eye contact during conversations

imitating smiles and other facial expressions

mimicking gestures

hiding or minimizing personal interests

developing a repertoire of rehearsed responses to questions

scripting conversations

pushing through intense sensory discomfort including loud noises

disguising stimming behaviors (hiding a jiggling foot or trading a preferred movement for one that's less obvious)

People may mask autism for a variety of reasons, such as:

feeling safe and avoiding stigma

avoiding mistreatment or bullying

succeeding at work

attracting a romantic partner

making friends and other social connections

fitting in or feeling a sense of belonging

Although masking can look different from person to person, one has described a basic three-stage model of the process: motivation, masking, and consequences.

Masking begins when a neurodivergent person recognizes that something important hinges on being perceived as neurotypical. Maybe it's friendship. Maybe it's a job opportunity. Maybe it's personal safety.

Whatever the motivation, an autistic person may feel they must hide differences or change the way they naturally act - often because their living or working environment doesn't tolerate, support, or respect neurodivergent behaviors.

When people feel they have to compensate for autism characteristics, they have to invest a lot of time and energy in trying to "pass" as neurotypical. They might:

learn social cues from various forms of media

observe social interactions between people around them

monitor their own facial expressions and body language

research social rules and norms

practice appearing interested or relaxed

adjust their tone of voice to match other people's vocal patterns

Equipped with these observations and skills, an autistic person can then use them in social situations to varying effects. Some people are so effective at masking that no one can tell they're pretending or performing. Others are less effective at masking.

Either way, the cognitive and emotional effort affects people's mental and physical health. People who camouflage regularly often say they feel drained and exhausted by the effort of trying to conform to neurotypical standards of behavior.

People across the entire gender spectrum engage in masking, show, but people who identify as women may mask more often than people who identify as men.

There's been some debate about why girls and women may mask autistic traits more than boys and men do. Some suggests that autistic girls and women may be more inclined to develop friendships than autistic boys and men.

Although there has been more research recently on autism masking, more studies need to be done to understand how sex and gender shape masking, as well as what masking looks like across the full gender spectrum.

Masking may be common in places where there's little support for neurodiverse people, or where people on the autism spectrum are under direct threat. But while camouflaging may have certain benefits, it's important to note that there are significant costs.

Time spent learning neurotypical behaviors is time not invested in other kinds of personal development. And the effort used to copy neurotypical interactions can quickly lead to social overload.

Here are some of the effects of regular masking:

Stress and anxiety. In a , researchers found that stress and anxiety were higher in people who routinely masked autistic traits, compared to those who used masking less often.

Depression. In 2018, researchers interviewed 111 autistic adults, finding that those who reported camouflaging their autistic traits had symptoms of depression and felt unaccepted by people in their social sphere.

Exhaustion. Masking consumes huge amounts of energy. In a , women who used masking to satisfy neurotypical standards said they felt exhausted by the constant effort.

Delayed identification of autism. Some people are so successful with masking that their autism isn't identified until they are much older. That delay can lead to mental health issues because people don't get the support or understanding they need.

Loss of identity. Some people who mask their identity, interests, and traits end up feeling that they no longer know who they really are. Some have said masking feels like self-betrayal; others have said masking makes them feel they're deceiving other people.

Risk of autistic burnout. When people push themselves to behave in ways that don't feel authentic, the result can be an overwhelming feeling of overload, sometimes called autistic burnout. Masking may require an extended period of quiet withdrawal and recovery.

Increased risk of suicidal thoughts. In a recent , prolonged camouflaging was linked to "lifetime suicidality." The study was relatively small (160 students) and involved primarily women (89.6 percent). However, it showed that camouflaging led to feeling like a burden, which in turn led to more suicidal thoughts over the course of a lifetime.

If you're experiencing suicidal thoughts, help is always available. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available 24 hours a day at 800-273-8255. You can also call or visit your nearest emergency room or psychiatric care center to speak with a mental health professional.

Autism spectrum condition (ASC) encompasses a wide range of neurological differences that affect the way people communicate, learn, and interact with others. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lists some of these differences as:

preferring not to have eye contact or physical contact with other people

having difficulty recognizing or talking about emotions

being less aware of social cues

feeling stressed by changes to routines

repeating certain physical gestures or movements

using rehearsed or repetitive phrases

The CDC reports that there is no cure for autism yet, and in the autism community contend that neurodiverse people don't need to be cured.

In fact, some autism advocates think the best way to prevent the damaging health effects of masking is to make the world a safer and more supportive place for people who function differently - in short, to reduce the need to pretend and camouflage.

One important benefit to identifying autism early is that it gives families a chance to learn about their child's needs and to create an environment in which their child can feel accepted and supported.

Masking is a complex and costly survival strategy for autistic people. It generally involves intentionally learning neurotypical behaviors and mimicking them in social situations.

Sometimes masking focuses on hiding behaviors that people feel won't be accepted. In other cases, it focuses on preparing scripts and strategies to compensate for communication differences.

People may mask their autism characteristics for many reasons - to boost their careers, connect with others, or avoid being stigmatized by other people. Masking may help at times, but regular camouflaging can have serious effects on mental and physical health. This may include anxiety, depression, exhaustion, a loss of identity, and suicidal thoughts.

One way to minimize the harmful effects of masking autism is to work toward a world in which neurodiverse people are accepted as they are, and people are treated with respect and kindness whether they communicate in neurotypical ways or not.

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Understanding Autism Masking and Its Consequences

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Hiding who you are is an uncomfortable and exhausting experience. For many autistic people, that experience is a daily reality. In places where the full spectrum of neurodiversity is not understood or welcomed, autistic people often feel the need to present or perform social behaviors that are considered neurotypical.

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בעל זבוב הינו ספרו של וויליאם גולדינג, ומספר על קבוצת ילדים בריטיים שהיו על מטוס שהתרסק ונקלעו לאי בודד. הילדים ניסו לנהל ציוויליזציה בעצמם על האי ללא קשר עם העולם וללא מבוגרים אחראיים, תוך כדי שהם מפחדים מ"החיה" המסתובבת באי. הילדים מתחלקים לשתי קבוצות עקב חוסר הסכמה, וחלקם נרצחים.
ניתן לראות כי הסביבה הקשה השפיעה על הילדים בספר, ובסופו, כאשר הילדים מחולצים מהאי וחוזרים לציוויליזציה, הם חוזרים להתנהג כמו שהיו לפני התרסקות המטוס.

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הרצוג הוא הנבל בפרק 12 בסדרה The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police, המיועד כולו לחג המולד. הפרק מתרחש בכלא בו סבתו של סם עובדת, והרצוג הוא אחד האסירים. הוא בלונדיני עם עיניים כחולות, שרירי, בעל כאבים בצוואר ובעיות עצבים.
הרצוג הינו פושע אלים שניסה להימלט מהכלא 43 פעמים לפני הפרק הזה. (הוא מופיע גם בפרק האחרון של הסדרה, מה שהופך את זה ל45 נסיונות בריחה מהכלא סך הכל)
הוא אמנם לא קשור בדיוק לשאלה הפוריה שלנו, אך הוא כן דומה לכמה מהדמויות של האסירות במחזה.

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Sam and Max 1x12 Christmas, Bloody Christmas

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"מה שנשאר מאדית' פינץ'" הינו משחק מחשב המספר את סיפורה של משפחת פינץ' והקללה שלה- שכל בן משפחה ימות בדרך טרגית זו או אחרת. אפשר לראות את השפעת המוות של המשפחה במספר דמויות ובסביבתן.
הבית הישן של המשפחה, בו הדמות הראשית שלנו מסיירת,מוזר וענק ומכיל בית קברות ענק שנבנה עוד לפני הבית לשאר בני המשפחה.
אפשר לראות מספר דמויות שהושפעו מהסביבה הזו (מה שגרם למותם של חלקם), כמו דמותו של וולטר, שלאחר שהיה עד להרבה מקרי מוות (מביניהם של אחותו הגדולה ברברה) הוא נעל את עצמו במרתף הבית במשך שנים, עד שיום אחד החליט לשבור את הקיר (ליטרלי לשבור אותו) כדי לצאת ולקבל את המוות (מתברר שמאחורי הקיר הזה בנו מסילת רכבת שהוא לא ידע עליה. לפי תיאור המשחק אפשר להבין מה קרה לו.)
או למשל דמותו של לואיס, אחיה הבכור של אדית. כמות מקרי המוות במשפחה, יחד עם העובדה שאחיו הקטן נעדר, ויחד עם בעיות נפשיות ושימוש בסמים, הובילה אותו לחוות הזיות בזמן עבודתו במפעל לשימורי טונה שהובילה אותו למותו.

הרבה אנשים שמעריצים את המשחק מסכימים שככל הנראה, העובדה שהמשפחה שררה סביב מוות במשך מלא זמן הובילה לכך שהמעגל של המוות ימשיך. הסביבה השפיעה על חייהם ומותם.