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@healthinsightcounseling While the movie is known for its awkward humor, it actually provides a fascinating lens into neurodivergence, masking, social anxiety, and the fear of being perceived. We discuss how behaviors in the movie could reflect autism, anxiety, trauma responses, sensory issues, or protective nervous system reactions. The conversation also explores somatic responses to anxiety, the difficulty of diagnosing neurodivergence, and why many adults receive autism diagnoses later in life after years of masking. Kristina also shares insights from her clinical practice, where many clients in their 40s and 50s are receiving late autism diagnoses and processing grief for the years they spent trying to fit into a world that did not understand them. The episode also dives into themes of isolation, people pleasing, fawning responses, and how healing often involves finding safe relationships where someone can finally be unapologetically themselves. 🎧 Listen to the full episode 📌 Follow for more psychology conversations 🔗 Click the link in our bio to watch and listen @healthinsightcounseling #neurodivergent #psychology #therapy #autism #podcast