Why does a small change in routine derail your whole day? Why does rejection land like a physical blow? Why does masking leave you hollowed out, only for intrusive thoughts to ambush you once you're finally still? If you’re neurodivergent and also carry complex trauma, you may be living inside an overlapping system that few clinicians recognise. Neurodivergence and trauma are distinct — but together they create a lived reality that’s often misread, misdiagnosed, or invisible.
