SierraFrostJul 24, 2025

Multilingual, masked, and healing through Cree. Verbal masking follows across languages—until one feels like home. #AuDHD #VerbalMasking #TraumaHealing #LanguageReclamation #NeurodivergentTruth

http://learnwhoiam.ca/2025/07/24/i-speak-many-languages-masking-follows-me-in-all-of-them/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

I Speak Many Languages. Masking Follows Me in ALL of Them

I’m multilingual. But behind each language was a mask—until I found the one that didn’t come with trauma. Turns out, fluency isn’t freedom. Identity is.

Who am I?
SierraFrostJul 23, 2025

Speech isn’t effortless. It’s a performance that drained me for years. I’ve lost people, but I’ve found myself. #VerbalMasking #AuDHD #Neurodivergent #LateDiagnosis #AdvocacyThroughStory #Unmasking

http://learnwhoiam.ca/2025/07/22/when-talking-takes-everything-and-silence-gives-it-back/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

When Talking Takes Everything—And Silence Gives it Back

I spent years performing speech that drained me—now I’ve unmasked the truth. Talking isn’t connection for me—it’s exhaustion, confusion, and finally… freedom

Who am I?
SierraFrostJul 21, 2025

Verbal masking runs deeper than silence—and the scars of mimicry aren’t always obvious. Escaping ABA didn’t mean safety. #AuDHD #LateDiagnosis #VerbalMasking #NeurodivergentVoices #TraumaUnmasked #Chaos
#trauma #PTSD #silence #costs

http://learnwhoiam.ca/2025/07/21/no-therapy-still-broken-how-escaping-aba-didnt-mean-i-was-safe/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

No Therapy, Still Broken: How Escaping ABA Didn’t Mean I Was Safe

Speech became performance. Silence felt wrong. But avoiding therapy didn’t mean escaping harm—it just meant the trauma wore a mask too. This is what verbal masking really costs.

Who am I?
SierraFrostJul 19, 2025

Not every voice is natural—mine was forced. Now I’m unmasking the trauma behind verbal survival. #AuDHD #VerbalMasking #Neurodivergent #LateDiagnosis #AdvocacyThroughStory

http://learnwhoiam.ca/2025/07/19/a-childhood-of-words-a-lifetime-of-silence/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

A Childhood of Words, a Lifetime of Silence

For years I thought my constant talking was personality—until I realized it was masking. Now I’m reclaiming silence, expression, and the truth I was never allowed to speak.

Who am I?
SierraFrostJul 17, 2025

ASL isn’t just helpful—it’s healing. It gave me back expression I didn’t know I’d lost. #ASL #VerbalMasking #NeurodivergentVoice #SignLanguageForAll #ReclaimYourVoice #UnmaskingWithHands #inclusion #AuDHD #masking #authenticself #PSE #relearning #judgement #freedom #surprise #chaos #selflove

http://learnwhoiam.ca/2025/07/17/relearning-asl-and-letting-my-hands-do-the-healing/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Relearning ASL and Letting My Hands Do the Healing

Sign language returned like a lost part of me—calming, expressive, safe. Now I use my hands to say what my voice learned to suppress.

Who am I?