Being neurodivergent can impact relationships in ways people do not always see.
It can look like overthinking a text, shutting down during conflict, feeling deeply misunderstood, struggling to explain what you mean, or needing reassurance but not knowing how to ask for it.
Wanting connection, but getting overwhelmed by the very things that come with it.
A lot of people have spent years blaming themselves for relationship struggles that were never just about “trying harder.”
Sometimes your brain is trying to protect you, process more, recover, or make sense of too much at once.
What is one way neurodivergence has shown up in your relationships?