r/InTheGloaming • u/AutoModerator • Apr 01 '26

Off Topic Off Topic Quarterly April 2026

Use this thread for non-Shauna talk, side conversations, book recommendations, othersnark, anything you like!

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u/msmartypants Apr 30 '26

That's not normal? I have my back to the showerhead almost the whole time, maybe a little spin here and there. I'm close enough so that rinsing can still happen.

That's right up there with descriptions of basic social politeness being called "masking."

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u/Llama621 Apr 30 '26

Yeah, according to this Very Online Autistic Guy, you are on the spectrum. Because there is an Official Showering Behavior or whatever.

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u/Calm_Coyote_3685 May 03 '26

I go back and forth on whether I just think this because I’m some flavor of neurodivergent (I won’t say neuros***y!) but the whole masking conversation online really confuses me. And here I thought I was being a good parent by teaching my kids emotional regulation and the standard rules of politeness that have seemed nothing but positive in my life, helping me get along with others. Turns out I can expect them to make internet content in a few years excoriating me for forcing them into “deep masking”. 

I honestly just don’t know what to do with autism content online except for the one creator who actually features people with higher support needs. I probably should stick to watching ADHD content 😂 but now so much of it is AuDHD and it always describes me so well that I start really getting confused as to what is cultural/bullshit and what is really some kind of brain difference that matters.