You may have heard the term masking in the context of autism and Asperger's. Well, what exactly is it? Well, basically, masking is the concept of we force ourselves to behave more neurotypically in situations where we feel we are going to be judged or are unable to behave naturally as our autistic selves. So, like, in public or at school or around our neurotypical friends, we have to force ourselves to basically mask our autism. And the problem is, is that can lead to burnout. That can lead to being really tired and grumpy at the end of the day. And so we need to learn that masking isn't always the right choice.