{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a217e7714e465e5ce590de4/6a217e89ac951431d763aa6c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Spectrum Girl's Neurodivergent Story: Charlotte Bergslien Interview","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a217e7714e465e5ce590de4/ba7061f79c2748218ef0b1601ddde70d.png?height=200","description":"<p>Unmasking with Charlotte Bergslein (The Spectrum Girl): Late Autism/ADHD Diagnosis, Complex PTSD, and Ehlers-Danlos</p><p><br /></p><p>The host interviews Charlotte Bergslein, a Norwegian creator known as “The Spectrum Girl,” about her personal neurodivergent story. Charlotte shares feeling different and depressed from early childhood after her parents’ divorce, lifelong loneliness and misunderstandings, bullying and social rejection, and years of conflict in school, work, and relationships. After a major life crash, severe depression, and intensive trauma therapy, she was diagnosed at 38 with autism and ADHD, describing masking and how complex PTSD and burnout were shaped by years of being undiagnosed and mislabeled. She discusses family reactions, including her mother’s guilt, her sister’s earlier ADHD diagnosis, and her belief that her father is likely undiagnosed autistic. Charlotte talks about building community online, the benefits and harms of a larger platform, and how reaching out to followers helped during a December crisis involving betrayal, bullying, and self-harm risk. She also explains being diagnosed at 39 with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome after years of medical gaslighting, how she adapts to chronic pain and mobility limits (including using airport wheelchair assistance), and what she wishes people understood about invisible disabilities. She ends by calling for more kindness, patience, and space for autistic people to ask questions without judgment.</p><p><br /></p><p>00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro</p><p>02:49 Meet Spectrum Girl</p><p>03:32 Feeling Different Early</p><p>06:53 Life Crash and Diagnosis</p><p>09:23 Taboo and Self Doubt</p><p>11:45 Therapy and Masking</p><p>18:08 Trauma Roots in Childhood</p><p>21:50 Bullying and Social Exclusion</p><p>25:12 Abuse and Workplace Harassment</p><p>31:51 PTSD vs Autism Clarity</p><p>35:57 Family Reactions and Heredity</p><p>42:16 Sister Relationship Dynamics</p><p>44:04 Social Media Advocacy Challenges</p><p>50:44 Crisis and Reaching Out</p><p>53:19 Community Support Saves</p><p>55:28 Fighting Back With Tools</p><p>57:00 December Rejection Fallout</p><p>01:00:36 Exposure Plans and Logistics</p><p>01:04:43 Small Steps Talking Again</p><p>01:05:18 Ehlers-Danlos Diagnosis Journey</p><p>01:15:07 Living With Pain and Limits</p><p>01:17:16 Invisible Disability Awareness</p><p>01:25:02 Mobility Aids and Travel</p><p>01:29:03 Kindness and Final Takeaways</p><hr /><p>Hosted on Acast. See <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https://acast.com/privacy\" target=\"_blank\">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>","author_name":"Auti Auri's Neuro Rainbow Project"}