My wife asked me to do one of the online screening tests for Autism and ADHD, 50+ I think I may have a few answers for who I am…
This has come from our daughter having a’ “maybe”, but lets wait and see as it really hard to tell in Girls’ if they have mild ADHD.
It’s not just masking; ASD has a big chunk of energy drain of camouflaging. Girls in particular, regardless of ASD or not, have very specific expectations, and it particularly ends up being an intense drain on energy.
My ex would copy her semi celebrity sister’s aesthetic, behavior, and values. She would spend time in front of a mirror practicing facial expressions. She would spend excessive amounts of time internalizing social rules (that she would freak out about if I broke them).