When Men Disappear Without Leaving the Room

What Happens When Neurodivergent Men Vanish into Roles, Silence, and Disconnection... and How We Can Call Them Back

You can be sitting next to him.

He might even be laughing.

But something in his eyes says, I left a while ago. “I just didn’t tell anyone.”

It’s not a dramatic exit.

No note. No goodbye.

Just a slow unraveling of self until what’s left is a role, a shell, a man-shaped outline filled with obligation.

This is how so many men disappear in plain sight.

Across gene…