What is Cassandra Syndrome?

Something often misunderstood about the formation of trauma is that it does not just develop from a single event, or a complex set of ongoing events. Trauma occurs when we are left alone with our hurt, and subjected to disbelief from others. There is nothing more isolating and further traumatizing to a survivor than beingContinue reading “What is Cassandra Syndrome?”

Why do neurotypical wives need support for their neurodiverse marital experience?

“Why do neurotypical wives need support? It’s a neurotypical world! Shouldn’t the focus be on the autistic spouse and how neurotypical expectations are so unfair to him?” All we have to do is look at social media responses from #actuallyautistic individuals to know that neurotypical wives are highly unwelcome to share their experience of beingContinue reading “Why do neurotypical wives need support for their neurodiverse marital experience?”