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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At 44, Geoff Kullman was diagnosed with autism and ADHD. The diagnosis brought an unexpected mix of fear, disappointment, disbelief, relief, and—perhaps most surprisingly—a sense of safety.

In the first episode of Late to the Spectrum, Geoff begins unpacking how he got here, what led him to seek an autism assessment, and what it felt like to finally hear the words he had spent so much of his life unknowingly circling around.

But this isn't a podcast about having all the answers. It's about figuring them out.

Because a diagnosis doesn't change who you are. It can, however, change the way you understand who you've always been.

If you've ever wondered why life seems harder for you than it seems to be for everyone else, if you've recently discovered you're autistic or ADHD, or if you're simply trying to make sense of your own story, you're invited to come along.

This is the beginning of a journey from confusion to understanding—and from asking “What's wrong with me?” to asking “What’s happening here?”

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Late to the Spectrum is a podcast for adults navigating a late autism diagnosis—or wondering if they might be autistic. Hosted by Geoff Kullman, diagnosed with autism in his mid-40s, the show explores adult autism, masking and unmasking, autistic identity, neurodivergence, relationships, work, family, and what it means to rethink your life through a new understanding of yourself.

This isn't an autism textbook. It's a conversation about the messy, surprising, sometimes funny, and often deeply meaningful experience of discovering you're autistic later in life.

If you've ever wondered, "How did I not know this about myself sooner?"—you might be in the right place.

Welcome to Late to the Spectrum.

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