The heart of this episode is actually:
"When someone tells you a version of reality that is completely different from yours, how do you decide what is misunderstanding, what is fantasy, and what is simply a lie?"
An ASD diagnosis may help me understand some communication and interpretation patterns, but it does not explain away or excuse poor choices made. That distinction actually makes this episode much stronger.
This is a vulnerable and honest Dr Sue episode. Not about “my husband is the villain,” and not about “my husband is autistic, therefore everything is forgiven.” I am trying to say more like: I stayed. But staying required strength, boundaries, forgiveness, and eventually learning the difference between compassion and self-abandonment.
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