Tweens & teens
Friendships, identity, school, executive-function support.
kavya~
1mo ago
Masking is destroying my teen from the inside
My 13yo acts 'normal' at school (exhaustingly). At home: dysregulation, meltdowns, zero energy. I can see the exhaustion of maintaining a fake self all day. But if they stop masking, school becomes hostile. They're 13…
noor~
1mo ago
My teen just realized they've been masking for years — now what?
My 14yo told me: 'I act normal at school but I'm exhausted.' They didn't use the word masking, but that's exactly it. Years of pretending to focus, sit still, be quiet — and now they're burnt out and don't know who…
kavya~
1mo ago
My teen thinks they're ADHD — everyone else says she's 'fine'
My 16yo daughter is convinced she's ADHD. School says she's fine — good grades, quiet, follows rules. I assumed she was just shy and anxious. Then I read her diary: exhausted, can't start homework, overthinking every…
kavya~
1mo ago
She masks at school but I can see her unraveling
My 7th grade daughter seems fine at school (teachers say she's great). But I see: anxiety about perceived social failures, exhaustion, perfectionism that's crushing, sensory sensitivity escalating. Girls are…