Will Ospreay Discusses ADHD Diagnosis And Being On The Autism Spectrum: “To All My Autism Kids Out There, We’re Top”
Will Ospreay was diagnosed with ADHD in 2019.
Will Ospreay recently spoke to Renee Paquette on The Sessions, opening up about his ADHD diagnosis and being on the spectrum for autism.
“I got diagnosed with ADHD in 2019 because I felt like there was something wrong with me. I was dyslexic after I finished school. The only things I passed was drama and PE. English, math, science, all the things that you need to get to college, I failed that. I just had to go to work. I wanted to try to get to college, and then I went through something, I feel like the term used was ‘learning syndrome,’ I can’t remember what it was, but they said it was a form of dyslexia. I don’t read very well, I’m not very good at writing. I’ve always sruggled with that. Sometimes, I tweet something and I haven’t read it properly so it’s a bunch of spelling mistakes. It’s proper embrassing. A grown ass man, I have a mortgage, and I can’t even read and write. The ADHD came about in 2019, late, I called my doctor, I wasn’t feeling good, they gave me some tests and I found out what it was. I don’t want it to be an excuse, but I feel like that’s why I’ve gotten myself in so much trouble, because I haven’t thought about the repercussions, I just go. I’m growing up now. I’m nearly 30, I have to grow up sometime soon. The autism thing, I went through a doctor thing, I think it was the start of 2020, the pandemic kicked in, and I’ve never wrote back. I do feel I’m on the spectrum, but I haven’t had that guarantee. The other two, I got diagnosed, the other one, I’ve still yet to have answers for. The wait list is fucking long. Even if I did have it, I don’t see it as a detriment. I see it as a superpower. All of us autistic kids, we’re so much better than regular, normal people. We can lock into shit and do it. To all my autism kids out there, we’re top,”
Will Ospreay on The Sessions
Ospreay said he focuses in on wrestling and that’s his superpower. Ospreay had a high profile match at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 where he lost the IWGP United States Championship to Kenny Omega.
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