What if you could go back and look at your childhood with the understanding you have today?

In Episode 2 of Late to the Spectrum, Geoff Kullman takes a closer look at the boy he used to be—the shy kid who hid behind his parents’ legs, counted the paragraphs before having to read aloud, preferred small gatherings to family parties, and was happiest upstairs with Lego, drawing, writing, or lost in his love of hockey.

For years, those things were simply part of who Geoff was: shy, quiet, private, independent.

But after being diagnosed with autism and ADHD in his 40s, some of those childhood memories look a little different.

Not necessarily as proof that he was “obviously autistic” all along, but as pieces of a story he finally has a new language to understand.

And that's the bigger question: What parts of your own childhood might make more sense when you look at them with new eyes?

This isn't about rewriting the past or finding evidence for a diagnosis. It's about curiosity, compassion, and learning to understand the person you were—and how that person may have shaped who you are today.

Because sometimes the most powerful thing a diagnosis gives you isn't an explanation for who you are now.

It's a little more compassion for who you've always been.

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