My Story

Hi, my name is Kashala Abrahams.

MSc Psychology (Conversion) Student with a BA (Hons) in Creative Writing and Screenwriting.

Diagnosed with Autism and ARFID (Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder) and lived experience with complex trauma.

I alchemise complex trauma into archival resilience through blunt, compassionate vulnerability; channelling my lived experience and pairing it with my academic psychological studies so clinical understanding is thoughtful and enlightened by the survivors. I work to reflect upon, revitalise and reform mental health outcomes so the survivors and the loved ones of the survivors are better, comprehensively understood. My intended cognoscente is clinical and educational psychology and neuroscience so children and young people are affirmed and best accommodated for their unique neurotypes and psychological profiles.

I grew up as an undiagnosed neurodivergent child (diagnosed with Autism at age 25 and with ARFID at age 24) alongside my Primary Caregiver, whose undiagnosed and untreated erratic mood changes, paranoia and suspected auditory hallucinations cemented an excruciating home life upbringing where the world ceased to make sense for both of us. Their undiagnosed state presented as presumably unintentional emotional neglect and severe mental abuse towards me.

My developmental years were shrouded in early ostracism, innumerable social rejections, emotional neglect, mental abuse, major childhood depressive disorder and suicidal ideation.

Concurrently with my exceedingly evident neurodivergence, my Primary Caregiver acted in their untreated state of increasing paranoia, mood swings and suspected auditory hallucinations towards teachers and other parental figures. Every professional adult we interacted with across multiple different schoolings completely failed to safeguard either one of us. No one intervened to get us the support we gravely needed despite heavily presenting with our symptoms in their presence daily.

My childhood concluded in self-harm, the bereavement of my little brother, and a suicide attempt. I left secondary school with just 4 GCSEs.

Fast forward to adulthood

• From 4 GCSEs to now pursuing an MSc in Psychology commencing in 2026.
• Overcame houselessness alongside my daughter, who was born with a rare heart condition, who survived and thrived through infant open heart surgery.
• Expert by lived experience, I alchemise complex trauma into archival resilience through blunt, compassionate vulnerability by channeling my lived experience and pairing it with my academic psychological and neuroscientific studies so clinical understanding of is enlightened by the survivors.
• My intended cognoscente is clinical and educational psychology and neuroscience.