They call it masking. That’s when someone with ADHD or autism tries to act how you expect them to, but not in a way that makes sense for them. They tell us it can be exhausting.
It starts with tapping toes. It’s followed by shaking shoulders, waving arms and swaying hips. You hear music and pretty soon you’re dancing to a beat, and maybe even singing along ...
The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house. All that cold, cold, wet day.” The weather lately seems a bit like the setting in Dr. Seuss’s classic book “The Cat in ...