There are losses we know we are grieving. A person dies. A relationship ends. A future we had counted on disappears. Then there are losses that are harder to name: the childhood we did not have, the health we expected to keep, the years spent surviving instead of living, the apology that never came, or the version of ourselves we thought we would become.

Obesity can influence neurodivergent traits, but our brains are adaptable. Compassion, not labels, drives meaningful change.