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Masking is Exhausting Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

Masking is Exhausting Comfort Colors Unisex T-Shirt

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Unisex with a relaxed cut, true to size, S to 4XL. Garment-dyed heavyweight tee.

Masking is exhausting. Holding a face still, rehearsing small talk before it happens, watching your own hands so they do not do the thing that makes people stare, and the autistic employee in the tee does all of it from nine to five and has nothing left for the drive home. It is unpaid labor performed every day so everyone else stays comfortable. This tee is the timesheet.

Wear it to the neurodiversity meetup, the therapist's office, the weekend where the mask comes off, the accommodation meeting, and the family dinner where a relative says you seem so normal. It is a strong gift for an autistic adult, a neurodiversity-affirming therapist, a late-diagnosed friend, and the person who lets you unmask.

The tee is a Comfort Colors 1717, garment-dyed in 6.1 oz ring-spun cotton, soft and evenly colored, with a heavier hand than a novelty tee and three words that read across a weekend with the mask off. Direct-to-garment. It bonds with the cotton.

Unisex, relaxed, true to size. S through 4XL. Colors: Black, White, Bay, Blossom. Also Chambray, Graphite, Ivory, Banana. It is the timesheet entry on our neurodiversity page.

Designed and printed to order in the USA. Machine wash cold, inside out, with like colors. Tumble dry low. Do not bleach or iron the design.

Details

  • Comfort Colors 1717 unisex tee.
  • Garment-dyed ring-spun cotton.
  • Weight 6.1 oz.
  • Direct-to-garment print, into the fabric.
  • Unisex, relaxed, true to size.
  • Sizes S through 4XL.
  • Eight colors, Black through Banana.
  • Made to order in the USA.

Common questions

What is masking? Performing neurotypical all day so nobody stares. The employee wearing it clocks about nine hours of it.

Would a neurodiversity employee group order these? Groups do, for the meetup. Every shirt is printed to order. Any mix of sizes, one order.

Which color do people pick? Graphite and Bay. Blossom for the weekend.

How does the 1717 fit? True to size, relaxed body. Order your usual.

Wear it to: the hearing, the clinic, Disability Pride Month in July, the parking lot where someone took your spot.

Fabric and fit

Comfort Colors 1717: 6.1 oz 100 percent ring-spun cotton, garment-dyed and soft-washed so it feels broken in from the first wear. Relaxed unisex fit, true to size, S to 4XL in eight colors. Double-needle stitching, no side seams, sewn-in label.

Measurements for every size are on the size and fit guide.

Printing and care

Printed to order in the USA, direct to garment: water-based ink goes into the fabric rather than sitting on top, so the print stays soft and does not crack or peel.

Machine wash cold, inside out. Tumble dry low or hang dry. Do not iron the print. More on the fabric and care page.

Shipping and returns

Every shirt is made when you order it and ships from the USA. Current production and delivery times, and how returns work, are on the shipping and returns page. Ordering for a group? See group and bulk orders.

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