The Challenge’s Amber Borzotra Reveals She Was Diagnosed With Autism at Age 34: ‘I Wish I Would’ve Found Out a Lot Sooner’

usmagazine.com:

Getting candid. During The Challenge: Ride or Dies reunion, Amber Borzotra revealed she has been diagnosed with autism.“I was diagnosed as autistic,” the reality star, 35, shared with her costars during the second part of the special, which aired on Wednesday, March 1. “I struggle in social settings, and this pressure has been so much on me.

And I’ve taken meds for depression and anxiety in this game, and I’ve told people I haven’t because it was embarrassing.”Borzotra, who is pregnant and expecting her first child with boyfriend Chauncey Palmer, noted that she didn’t expect to receive a diagnosis at this point in her life.“I wish I would’ve found out a lot sooner because I’ve struggled with my identity for 34 years,” she added after explaining that she found out the information after filming wrapped on The Challenge season 38.During the reunion, the Big Brother alum recalled how ups and downs with her mental health medicine led to the search for more answers.“It was embarrassing for people to make it seem like it wasn’t working, so it was something deeper,” she shared. “I really needed help.

It’s been so hard, and I had to figure out why I’m this person and why, my whole life, I’ve felt the way I’ve felt and I am this way.

I’m trying to find my own community of people that understand that.”As Borzotra got emotional on screen, she received support from her costars.“I don’t want you to think that you’re on this stage alone,” Johnny “Bananas” Devenanzio said. “I don’t want you to think that you’re in this world alone.