#### [[Neurodivergent brains like those with ADHD mask to fit in better amongst neurotypicals but this is exhausting]] --- - Sometimes visual input is too distracting when people are talking to a [[Neurodivergent]] person - So we may look away completely and look like we're rudely ignoring you when in fact we're 100% focused on the audio input of the conversation - Too much auditory stimulation can sometimes inspire irrational anger - Such as people talking over each other in a meeting room - Part of masking may be not performing those little social queues other are used to receiving such as: - nodding constantly during conversation - "mmhmm"'s - eye contact - etc. - Often these little social cues do not come naturally and therefore require active energy and attention to put forth in the mask - because masking takes attention it detracts from one's ability to focus on what you're saying and it is also exhausting to maintain for the individual --- Tags: [[Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder]] - [[Social Skills]] - [[Communication]] - [[Neurotypical]] - [[Neurodivergent]] - [[Psychology]] Reference: Related: - [[Sensory overload such as loud and competing audio input can cause irrational anger within the neurodivergent]] - [[When the visual stimuli in conversation is distracting ADHD brains may exhibit anti-social behaviors in order to be exactly the opposite]]