Tyler Baltierra Identified With Autism At 33 After Years Of Struggling

“Teen Mother” alum Tyler Baltierra is breaking his silence about his psychological well being journey, revealing he has formally been recognized with autism after years of being misdiagnosed with bipolar dysfunction. The 33-year-old MTV star, finest recognized for showing alongside his spouse, Catelynn Lowell, on “16 and Pregnant” and “Teen Mother,” stated that lastly studying the reality behind his temper swings and struggles has been each “an enormous sigh of reduction” and a heartbreaking realization about his childhood. Tyler Baltierra, who now works as an authorized private coach, opened up about his autism prognosis and the way it has modified his life.

On Wednesday’s episode of his PodcastOne present “Cate & Ty: Break It Down.” Reflecting on his youthful years, he admitted, “I simply felt so unhappy for that little child who questioned, ‘What’s unsuitable with me? One thing’s unsuitable, why am I not regular?’”

Baltierra, who stated he “ranked tremendous excessive in masking,” recalled being “kicked out of faculties” and “a number of daycares” as a hyper child combating ADHD and fixed meltdowns. His mom tried to assist him handle, however it wasn’t till maturity that he realized the actual supply of his struggles.

In accordance with his physician, Tyler’s temper swings are tied to disruptions in his “bizarre little routines,” one thing that may be troublesome for others, even his spouse, to totally perceive.

The MTV alum stated he determined to take the autism take a look at after noticing related behaviors in his six-year-old daughter, Vaeda Luma.

“Very first thing I observed is that small issues [that] shouldn’t be an enormous deal are an enormous deal to [Vaeda],” he shared. Tyler and Catelynn, each 33, are additionally dad and mom to 10-year-old Novalee Reign and their youngest, Rya Rose, who turns 4 this week.

Their eldest daughter, 16-year-old Carolyn Elizabeth, was positioned for adoption in 2009 with Brandon and Theresa Davis. Tyler and Catelynn haven’t spoken to Carolyn in two years.

As for therapy, Baltierra says he doesn’t plan to vary a lot and, as an alternative, he simply feels extra self-aware now.

“I believe realizing this data makes me higher conscious,” he stated. “I’m simply going to attempt to reside with this factor. It’s simply the way in which my mind works.”

Followers first met Tyler and Catelynn again in 2009 on MTV’s “16 and Pregnant,” later following them via “Teen Mother,” “Teen Mother 2,” “Teen Mother OG,” and most just lately “Teen Mother: The Subsequent Chapter.” On tv screens, the 2 revealed that they’d gone from highschool sweethearts to lifelong companions, first assembly in seventh grade earlier than formally courting in 2005. Simply three years later, whereas nonetheless juniors in highschool, they discovered they had been anticipating a child collectively.

When their first daughter Carly was born in Could 2009, the couple made the troublesome determination to put her for adoption, a alternative that went in opposition to their very own dad and mom’ needs however one they believed was finest on the time. Their emotional journey was chronicled on MTV’s “16 and Pregnant,” with “Teen Mother” persevering with to observe the pair via the ups and downs of early maturity.

“I simply bear in mind the preliminary nervousness and being very scared,” Lowell shared in 2021 about what went via her thoughts when she first discovered she was pregnant. “The scared is me considering that I haven’t got something. At the moment, I did not actually have a cellular phone. I did not even have my driver’s license but. I did not have a automotive. My mother and Tyler’s dad had been form of unhealthy in habit throughout that time period additionally.”