The divorce is in the rear mirror. You found love again. You brought two households together. You imagined a bigger table…more laughter…shared adventures. Then reality pulled up a chair. Suddenly, everything feels like a tug of war. 

At first glance, it sounds alarming. A 450% increase in autism diagnoses among adults aged 26 to 34. Back in 2011, only about 91,000 adults in that age group had received a diagnosis. In 2022, that number was closer to 500,000.* So what’s going on?Are more people becoming autistic? Or are more people finally being seen?

There’s a kind of pain that doesn’t show up on the outside.You’re still functioning. You’re getting through the day. But inside, you’re quietly falling apart.  That’s what Cassandra Syndrome feels like.