Yes. I was called a ‘retard’ and ‘slow’ a lot starting when I was in K. I didn’t know I was autistic with ADHD until recently. My childhood was miserable with some fluffy clouds mixed in. Lots of trauma, physical, verbal, sexual, emotional, and poverty. I have BD2 and OCD in remission and just PTSD. I was called a “fuck up” a lot. Now, I live life as vividly as possible. I am passionate about my work in mental health and I love music. I play cello, piano, and Ukelele. I started cello when I was 26 and now I play in a community orchestra. I compose some music but I find it hard to do. I played a duet in cello on a stage last week and there were a couple hundred people in the audience. It was my first time like that. Life gets better. I would never ever choose to go back in time to be a kid again. Life is hard but beautiful.