When Your Child is ‘Fine’ At School: Understanding Masking with Dr. Devon Price- Flourish with Your Complex Child Summit Episode 167

This episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast is a replay of my conversation with Dr. Devon Price from last year’s Flourish with Your Complex Child Summit. We have an in-depth discussion on why neurodivergent people mask and what it is, the “fine at school” phenomena, and the long term effects of heavily masking. Registration opens today for this year’s summit where you will get access to over 25 conversations just like this one!

We talk about:

• 6:50 What is masking?

• 10:50 Masking for survival

• 16:56 The “fine at school” phenomena

• 20:00 Self Compassion for Parents

• 25:31 What is harmful about masking?

• 34:00 Changes needed in the school system

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Resources mentioned in this episode:

• REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Flourish with Your Complex Child Summit 2024 https://reimaginepeacefulparenting.com/summit

• Unmasking Autism by Dr. Devon Price  https://amzn.to/47GZRsF 

• Secret Life of the Black Aspie by Anand Prahlad  https://amzn.to/4eGU2xV 

• Uncomfortable Labels, My Life as a Gay Autistic Trans Woman by Laura Kate Dale  https://amzn.to/47GZRsF 

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