MDMA and Autism
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An interesting account of someone with high-functioning autism, a common practice of people with this condition is called & #39;masking& #39; or the covering up of natural behaviours and replacing them instead with behaviours considered more socially acceptable.

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This group can feel like they are unable to create & #39;genuine connections& #39; to those around them because they are not acting as their true self for fear of alienating others.

To create these genuine connections, the & #39;mask& #39; needs to come off so they can freely express themselves

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Removing this mask is a difficult thing to do, as this group have been socially reinforced to believe that doing so is & #39;weird& #39; and therefore, they might face negative social consequences.

Could #MDMA-assisted psychotherapy provide a setting to create meaningful connections?

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MDMA removes the usual psychological barriers and defence mechanisms. Whilst enhancing a person& #39;s ability to process and communicate emotions. Drug Science encourages people to read this qualitative account of an adult with high-functioning autism. https://adhdrambling.com/posts/rolling-the-mask-off-mdma-autism/">https://adhdrambling.com/posts/rol...

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Finally, we would also like to signpost this research from @MAPS which demonstrated a reduction in social anxiety after MDMA-assisted psychotherapy.

@AliciaDanforth https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30196397/ ">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30196397/...