@annikaunmasked: Context note: This is Annika-first content—a window into one autistic and ADHD life, not a definition of autism or ADHD. I am white, relatively low support needs, and not physically disabled. My perspective is not universal, and what works for me may not work for you. Please take what resonates and make room for experiences different from mine. #annikaunmasked #unmasking #autisminwomen #autism #audhd
if i knew that i was autistic younger i would not be depressed
2026-08-15 20:47:39
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Somewhere I Belong ☮️🇦🇺 :
💯🙌 diagnosed AUDHD with CPTSD at 42 years old 😪💔
2026-09-04 04:39:59
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Tristen :
Agreed. I can relate to this. I was held back in 1st grade bc they didn’t think I could read. Then they forced me to do hooked on phonics by myself. Then 7th grade I was struggling and flunked 7th, repeated it and always felt different. I moved away from my hometown 1 month after I graduated high school and never moved back.
2026-09-03 03:08:24
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B :
same l
2026-09-01 19:51:09
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ally🌞🍒🧜🏻♀️🍃 :
me with adhd 😭
2026-09-02 19:57:35
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Chris :
I wish we had more grace. A diagnosis shouldn't be necessary.
2026-08-16 05:24:08
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Malevolent Sun :
There are studies to support and stress the importance of early diagnosis! This is a very valid take!
2026-08-28 04:19:47
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ELDER EMO :
Getting my diagnosis a month before my 48th bday was wayyyyyyy too late for me
2026-08-16 13:37:31
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ASSMA 🎙️🇩🇿♓🇲🇫 :
you think people are conscious about autism at that period ?, for me I started very earlier masking even that the violence wasn't stop for years
2026-08-16 12:27:33
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Varonica G :
wow, just when i thought i had an original experience 🧍♀️
2026-08-16 05:24:12
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Kiki Chambers :
early diagnosis girls had to show more severe symptoms and were usually given an intellectual disability with the diagnosis. you weren't getting the help you think you were 10 years ago.
2026-08-28 04:15:29
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Wtbiv73 :
growing up in the 70s there was nothing that school could do to help me.
2026-08-17 22:59:14
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IsekaiMePls🌎 :
thank you for posting
2026-08-16 02:46:59
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Kayla :
😮 my face right now. I wish I would’ve known earlier so I knew how to help myself better in school. I made it all the way to a doctorate program and then ran into issues.
2026-08-16 17:36:42
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Neurodivergent poetry :
@annikaunmasked talk about camouflaging
2026-08-15 23:46:18
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