Working With and CelebratingAutistic Colleagues
Course overview › Module 6 · Masking, burnout, and the bodies in our buildings
Module 6 · 30 min · 5 pages

Masking, burnout, and the bodies in our buildings

~30 min total · Earn: Conditions Changer

Masking is the work autistic people do to hide autistic traits in non-autistic settings. Sustained masking is linked to burnout, depression, anxiety, and a weaker sense of belonging at work; costs the org pays whether or not it can see them. This module is about changing working conditions, not coaching the masker.

Timemeetings, deep work, camerasInformationagendas, decisions in writingEnvironmentsensory, location, predictabilityRecognitionspecific, peer-level, no inspirationFour working conditions to redesign for retention
Module 6 overview diagram. Four working conditions to redesign for retention.

Pages in this module

  1. 6.1 What masking actually is — and what it costs
  2. 6.2 Four levers a manager controls
  3. 6.3 The conversation, if and when it happens
  4. 6.4 Recognizing when burnout is happening (and the bigger fix)
  5. 6.5 Module 6 checkpoint