the part of neurodivergence no one sees.

masking. burnout. the quiet exhaustion of being "fine". plain-language words for the hidden side of being neurodivergent.

written by Laura, a speech pathologist and late-diagnosed ADHDer.

sound familiar?

  • you leave a perfectly nice catch-up completely flattened.
  • you rehearse phone calls before you make them.
  • you replay one sentence from lunch for the rest of the day.
  • everyone says you seem fine. you don't feel fine.

you're in the right place.

hi, I'm Laura.

speech pathologist. late-diagnosed ADHDer. probably rehearsing this sentence in my head right now. it took me 27 years to understand why socialising exhausted me so much. unmasking conversations is the explanation I wish I'd had.

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