Cassandra Syndrome is a Two-Way Street
The Unbelieved Truth: Chronic Invalidation and the Autistic Partner's Experience in Mixed-Neurotype Relationships (The Reverse Cassandra Dynamic) I. Introduction and Conceptual Reframing: Deconstructing the Traditional Narrative Neurodiverse relationships, typically defined as partnerships between an Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) individual and a Neurotypical (NT) or Allistic partner , present unique challenges rooted in fundamental differences in social, emotional, and cognitive processing. While much clinical attention has historically focused on the distress of the neurotypical spouse, a growing body of evidence and clinical observation highlights the profound psychological trauma experienced by the ASD partner when their own reality is consistently misunderstood and invalidated—a phenomenon appropriately termed the " Cassandra Syndrome in Reverse ." I.A. Defining the Traditional Cassandra Affective Deprivation Disorder (CADD) The traditional Cassandra Syndr...
