You’ve Never Seen an Untraumatized Autistic Adult. Neither Have I

• By: Kory Andreas, LCSW-C Clinical Social Worker & Autism Specialist
• April 15th, 2026
• autistic adults, clinical practice, late diagnosis, masking, neurodiversity, provider trauma, trauma-informed care
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What we think we know about autistic people may actually be a portrait of what happens to them. The email came in on a Saturday morning, about forty-five minutes before I walked into a room full of clinicians to present at the biggest psychotherapy conference I'll attend this year. A...