Collyn Ahart

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@andywaterman I know… I miss it too. My brain has always flourished with those kinds of conversations and I think not having access to them was one thing that really kicked my shit into gear

So. I was recently diagnosed with ADHD and high functioning ASD. Over 15 years ago I had suspected I had autism but felt so much shame around it that I convinced myself if I could change my behavior then no chance I actually had ASD (ha!).

@dreamingamo It’s freeing no? I’m so glad you’re here too. X

@dreamingamo And how I aced my provincials and got a signed letter from all my teachers apologizing for not graduating me with honours when they should have. I got like 6 As and they were like “how?” And I was like “I discovered trance music and learned to study.”

@dreamingamo Absolutely. I think it was emotionally drummed into us to control ourselves. I remember at 16/17 being so hyper fixated on rowing training and mrs mais giving me shit for being late to prep bc I’d been in the gym. And I flipped out. One of many times flipped out. No one thought.

@OliviaJTusinski I was prescribed Straterra (adhd) and Epitek (depression) but they had some horrific side effects so now just focusing on management rather than medication.

Not sure if this helps anyone, but please y’all keep doing the work. Keep going to therapy. Go to the gym. Be present with your kids. I wish I’d learned this about myself much earlier in my life but I’m so grateful to be here now. X

But most important is just being aware for the sake of my kids - one of whom has all the same sensitivities as I do, the same kind of brain in many ways. In fact it was this that tuned me in to realize this was all genetic.