There is an emotion wheel sitting on my desk. I used to sit with it with my children, trying to name what we were all feeling. I could find the simple words easily enough. But as we moved outward, toward the nuance, the gradations, the specific textures of feeling, I got lost. Completely and quietly lost.

If you recognise that experience, feeling deeply and intensely, and yet struggling to locate or describe what is actually happening inside you, there is a name for it. It is called alexithymia. And if you are autistic or have ADHD, there is a significant chance it is part of your experience too.

For many neurodivergent mothers, rejection sensitive dysphoria and trauma don't arrive separately. They arrive together — layered, amplified, and almost impossible to untangle without the right support. This post explores why.

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