The Blindboy Podcast
The Cat Piss Astronaut
Feb 21, 2024
Podcast explores coming to terms with an autism diagnosis in adulthood, reflecting on childhood labels and academic struggles. Narrates a disturbing encounter in a playground where a child's existential musings lead to physical assault. Reflects on childhood memories, self-learning, and facing physical attacks for intellectual pursuits.
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- Receiving an autism diagnosis as an adult reshapes one's sense of identity and leads to a reevaluation of childhood experiences.
- The challenges faced by neurodivergent individuals in the school system highlight the lack of support and understanding for their unique needs.
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Exploring Childhood Identity
The podcast delves into the author's personal experience of receiving an autism diagnosis as an adult and the subsequent reassessment of their childhood identity. They reflect on the shame and disruptive behavior associated with their undiagnosed neurodivergence and discuss the realization that the school system failed them. The author shares their journey towards self-compassion and reevaluation of their childhood through a cathartic short story titled 'The Catpiss Astronaut' as a means of understanding their unique perspective as a neurodivergent child in a neurotypical world.
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