The Cassandra Dilemma

Written By Amber Young

Notes on Systems, Information & Recognition

What happened to what was known?

Through essays on mental health systems, OCD, autism, neurodivergence, missed diagnoses, advocacy, and complex systems, The Cassandra Dilemma examines how important signals become lost between people, professionals, institutions, and the systems designed to help them.

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Topics Explored

The Cassandra Dilemma explores questions such as:

  • Why do accurate diagnoses still take years to reach the people who need them?

  • How do diagnoses like OCD and Autism become misunderstood, overlooked, or misidentified?

  • What happens when lived experience conflicts with established systems?

  • Why do institutions sometimes fail to act on information they already possess?

  • How can we improve the pathways between research, clinical practice, policy, and human experience?

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