Responsible Use & Ethics
Support Technology—Strictly Zero Surveillance.
Social masking technology must empower the individual, not penalize them. NDMS establishes non-negotiable safety guardrails and explicit usage prohibitions.
Intended Support Directions
User-Controlled Support & Self-Understanding
- Personal reflection on social masking effort and fatigue management
- Self-directed emotional regulation and rest scheduling
- Voluntary clinical session support with therapist consent
- Falsifiable academic research on neurodivergent communication
- Personalized biofeedback in consent-based environments
Strictly Prohibited Uses
No Surveillance, Hiring, or Automated Grading
- PROHIBITED: Job interview scoring, employment evaluation, or hiring screening
- PROHIBITED: Lie detection, polygraph substitute, or deception detection
- PROHIBITED: Academic grading, student discipline, or classroom surveillance
- PROHIBITED: Unconsented monitoring, covert surveillance, or law enforcement use
- PROHIBITED: Automated autism/ADHD medical diagnosis without regulatory clearance