u/Adalon_bg

Long story short, I was diagnosed late on everything (expect MS), and learning that I have gender dysphoria and am probably trans, was the latest "surprise"... It's actually the least surprising thing when it finally "clicks".

One big problem of late autism diagnosis is never having a clue about masking or how to turn it off. Masks are temporary, and it took me decades to realise that my whole persona has completely changed without me noticing it happening. Shortly after, I learned that this was explained by autistic masking.

So my question is precisely... How did you know that you were really trans and not masking? I don't know if this is just another mask to focus my attention on and hide behind, even if it feels very real..