Neurodivergent Unmasking at Home:...

Neurodivergent Unmasking at Home: Why You Fall Apart With the People You Love Most

Neurodivergent Strategies for Late-Diagnosed Adults: The Div... by Regina McMenomy, PhD.

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You held it together all day: smiled at your coworkers, made small talk, kept the mask firmly in place. So why do you walk through your front door and completely fall apart? And why does the guilt that follows make everything worse?

In this episode of Divergent Paths, Dr. Regina, PhD, sits down with Russ to unpack one of the most misunderstood experiences for late-diagnosed neurodivergent adults: unmasking at home. If you've ever snapped at the people you love most and immediately hated yourself for it, this episode is for you.

What you'll learn:

  • Why masking at work depletes your executive functioning and what that actually means when you walk through the front door
  • The difference between the "unmasked you" and the dysregulated you (and why your family isn't actual ... 
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Keywords
executive dysfunctionnervous system regulationemotional regulationlate diagnosed ADHDneurodivergentmasking and relationships neurodivergent unmaskingmasking at homeemotional dysregulationneurodivergent parenting