My name is Jackie Anne. I am in my early 30s and am a nurse. I may have even been your nurse. Unknown to you, and many I work side by side with daily, I also have autism.
Adults diagnosed with autism work invisibly in many fields. Many of us have learned to “mask” throughout the day at work, to avoid the many stigmas that still follow being on the autism spectrum.
These stigmas exist despite the increased amount of information available on neurodiversity (especially to healthcare workers).
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