‘A Quiet Unravelling’: Can a Therapist Diagnose Autism—& When the Answer Isn’t What You Want to Hear
The office smelled like lemon cleaner and copier ink. Claire sat in the third-floor meeting room. The air conditioner hummed loudly in her head. She watched the clock and counted each second. Then someone asked her a question without warning. Her mind froze. She mumbled, “Let’s circle back.” People laughed lightly, not unkindly—but her face […]