Paediatric OT - Does anyone relate to their clients to the point of making you feel like you might be neurodivergent as well?

Venting - Advice Wanted

I have been working with children with autism, ADHD, coordination difficulties etc for a bit over than 2 years.

I has been a journey. I have learned so much about myself and developed so much resilience that I didnt have before (still in this journey).

My most mentally fatiguing days include days that I really think about the difficulties that I have had in my life with social skills, perfectionism, sensory difficulties, coordination and postural differences etc, high levels of anxiety.

A lot of the time, these things have helped me relate and form a bond with my little clients. However, at times when I am feeling that I am struggling in life, it hits me that I might have some underlying delay that my parents never flagged.

I dont know why this makes me so down at times?

Has anyone felt this way too?

Posted Apr 8, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC

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