Multilingual, masked, and healing through Cree. Verbal masking follows across languages—until one feels like home. #AuDHD #VerbalMasking #TraumaHealing #LanguageReclamation #NeurodivergentTruth

http://learnwhoiam.ca/2025/07/24/i-speak-many-languages-masking-follows-me-in-all-of-them/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Speech isn’t effortless. It’s a performance that drained me for years. I’ve lost people, but I’ve found myself. #VerbalMasking #AuDHD #Neurodivergent #LateDiagnosis #AdvocacyThroughStory #Unmasking

http://learnwhoiam.ca/2025/07/22/when-talking-takes-everything-and-silence-gives-it-back/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Verbal masking runs deeper than silence—and the scars of mimicry aren’t always obvious. Escaping ABA didn’t mean safety. #AuDHD #LateDiagnosis #VerbalMasking #NeurodivergentVoices #TraumaUnmasked #Chaos
#trauma #PTSD #silence #costs

http://learnwhoiam.ca/2025/07/21/no-therapy-still-broken-how-escaping-aba-didnt-mean-i-was-safe/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Not every voice is natural—mine was forced. Now I’m unmasking the trauma behind verbal survival. #AuDHD #VerbalMasking #Neurodivergent #LateDiagnosis #AdvocacyThroughStory

http://learnwhoiam.ca/2025/07/19/a-childhood-of-words-a-lifetime-of-silence/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

ASL isn’t just helpful—it’s healing. It gave me back expression I didn’t know I’d lost. #ASL #VerbalMasking #NeurodivergentVoice #SignLanguageForAll #ReclaimYourVoice #UnmaskingWithHands #inclusion #AuDHD #masking #authenticself #PSE #relearning #judgement #freedom #surprise #chaos #selflove

http://learnwhoiam.ca/2025/07/17/relearning-asl-and-letting-my-hands-do-the-healing/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social