Leben mit Autismus: Das ist meine Maske | reporter

🎭 As soon as Lisa (29) is among strangers, she wears a kind of mask. Lisa has Asperger's syndrome. Therefore, greeting strangers is quite a challenge for her. Because of her Asperger's, her brain has virtually no intuitive process for greeting people. Maintaining eye contact, smiling, exchanging a few pleasantries: everything she does in such moments is completely deliberate and practiced over years. This behavior is therefore also called "masking." The funk format "reporter" ended on December 31, 2023. We have therefore deactivated the comment function for further comments. If you have any feedback or suggestions for us, please feel free to contact us via our contact form: https://www.funk.net/kontakt 🎵 Music: Mc Fitti – Du willst so sein wie Fitti (Instrumental) Ben Böhmer – Purple Lines Matthias Preisinger – Gentle Breathe Mable – Don't Call Me Up (Instrumental) Ear Motion – Come Up (Instrumental) Azad – Klagelied (Instrumental) Cassius – Brotherhood 👁️‍🗨️ Even in childhood, people on the autism spectrum often experience that they clash with mainstream society when they are themselves. Therefore, some begin to copy socially accepted behavior. They observe very closely: How do neurotypical people speak, gesture, and move? They mentally rehearse upcoming situations, adopting masks or roles. ... ⚡ It's a form of self-protection, a way to experience less exclusion. But: It takes a lot of energy for people on the autism spectrum. Constantly masking their true selves can lead to health problems like depression or (autistic) burnout. https://ze.tt/masking-menschen-im-aut... ☝️ By the way, #autism is not an illness, but a developmental disorder. And: Autism is completely individual and can have very different effects. The stereotypical image of the typical autistic person – male, nerdy, highly intelligent – ​​doesn't reflect reality. There are also autistic women – but they are often diagnosed very late. And that can be problematic. For one thing, it confronts them with years of questions about behavior and identity. And for another, it means they lack the opportunity to seek support. #autism is not an illness, but rather a developmental disorder. And: Autism is totally individual and can have very different effects. https://www.autismus.de/was-ist-autis... https://enorm-magazin.de/gesellschaft... 🎞 Team: Anna van Doorn, Julian Guttzeit, Kevin Stachorowski, Sabine Kühn, Wolfram Grötzner, Julia Minner, Andreas Josef, Lea Brockmann, Lisa Schöffel, Julia von Cube 👉 You can also find us here: Twitter:   / reporter   Facebook:   / reporter.offiziell   Instagram:   / reporter.offiziell   Snapchat:   / 3246991136   👉 #reporter is part of #funk: YouTube:    / funkofficial   funk Web App: http://go.funk.net Facebook:   / funk   Experience real stories with us. Up close. Critical. Unfiltered. 💙 A new topic every week 🎥 🙋🏼‍♀️ Anna has been part of the reporter team since October 2020. She studied media and religious studies as well as journalism and then completed the RTL Journalism School. Her passion: telling stories by and with people. Her motivation: creating journalistic content for young people. That's why she feels right at home at reporter. You can find Anna here:   / annavndrn   👉 reporter is produced by the Current Affairs department of WDR for funk. funk is a joint offering of the Association of Public Broadcasting Corporations in the Federal Republic of Germany (ARD) and the Second German Television (ZDF). http://go.funk.net/impressum