{"id":192470,"date":"2025-09-11T23:24:25","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T23:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/11\/tyler-baltierra-responds-to-accusations-hes-lying-about-autism\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T23:24:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T23:24:25","slug":"tyler-baltierra-responds-to-accusations-hes-lying-about-autism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/11\/tyler-baltierra-responds-to-accusations-hes-lying-about-autism\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyler Baltierra Responds to Accusations He&#8217;s LYING About Autism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Tyler Baltierra knows what some people are saying about him out there.<\/p>\n<p>And he\u2019s not about to sit back and simply take it.<\/p>\n<p>Two weeks after the Teen Mom cast member told the public he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/08\/tyler-baltierra-autism-diagnosis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">had been diagnosed with autism<\/a>, Baltierra and wife Catelynn Lowell responded to comments they had seen <em><strong>accusing him of faking his diagnosis<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Tyler-Baltierra-of-Teen-Mom-OG-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-534990 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Tyler-Baltierra-of-Teen-Mom-OG-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Tyler-Baltierra-of-Teen-Mom-OG-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Tyler-Baltierra-of-Teen-Mom-OG-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Tyler-Baltierra-of-Teen-Mom-OG-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Tyler-Baltierra-of-Teen-Mom-OG-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Tyler-Baltierra-of-Teen-Mom-OG-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Tyler-Baltierra-of-Teen-Mom-OG.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Tyler-Baltierra-of-Teen-Mom-OG.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Instagram)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know what\u2019s going on,\u201d Tyler said on the September 10 episode of his and Catelynn\u2019s Cate &amp; Ty Break It Down podcast. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSociety is either losing empathy, we are getting hardened. I don\u2019t know what\u2019s happening. The comments were so appalling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Referencing various remarks claiming he didn\u2019t actually have autism but instead was \u201cjust an a\u2013hole\u201d or \u201cnarcissistic,\u201d Tyler expressed how disheartening it was to see such criticism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat do I gotta do? Pull out my whole report and show it to you?\u201d Tyler asked listeners. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHave we gotten here to society where we\u2019re, instead of saying, \u2018Oh wow. Can you explain more about that?\u2019 Or, \u2018What is that like?\u2019 You\u2019re gonna question people\u2019s diagnosis? You\u2019re going to literally shame them for having it, tell them that they\u2019re liars for having it? What is going on?\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0404_catelynnlowell_tylerbaltierra_header-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-522768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0404_catelynnlowell_tylerbaltierra_header-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0404_catelynnlowell_tylerbaltierra_header-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0404_catelynnlowell_tylerbaltierra_header-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0404_catelynnlowell_tylerbaltierra_header-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0404_catelynnlowell_tylerbaltierra_header-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0404_catelynnlowell_tylerbaltierra_header-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0404_catelynnlowell_tylerbaltierra_header-1080x607.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0404_catelynnlowell_tylerbaltierra_header-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0404_catelynnlowell_tylerbaltierra_header-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-522768 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0404_catelynnlowell_tylerbaltierra_header-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0404_catelynnlowell_tylerbaltierra_header-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0404_catelynnlowell_tylerbaltierra_header-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0404_catelynnlowell_tylerbaltierra_header-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0404_catelynnlowell_tylerbaltierra_header-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0404_catelynnlowell_tylerbaltierra_header-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0404_catelynnlowell_tylerbaltierra_header-1080x607.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0404_catelynnlowell_tylerbaltierra_header-1200x675.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0404_catelynnlowell_tylerbaltierra_header.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Nicholas Hunt\/Getty Images for MTV)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In late August, Tyler explained on this same podcast that he was \u201cADHD hyper\u201d as a child and was recently diagnosed as being on the spectrum, adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just the way my brain works Instead of trying to fix it, let\u2019s just try to live with this thing and I think knowing this information makes me better aware.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As many may recall, Tyler also received a diagnosis of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2018\/07\/tyler-baltierra-opens-up-about-bipolar-disorder-sticks-it-to-hat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bipolar disorder<\/a>\u00a0several years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Of the backlash he has somehow received ever since telling the world about his autism, Baltierra said this week:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s ableism. It really is.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0324_tylerbaltierra_header.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-521959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0324_tylerbaltierra_header.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0324_tylerbaltierra_header-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0324_tylerbaltierra_header-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0324_tylerbaltierra_header-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0324_tylerbaltierra_header-960x539.png 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0324_tylerbaltierra_header.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-521959 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0324_tylerbaltierra_header.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0324_tylerbaltierra_header-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0324_tylerbaltierra_header-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0324_tylerbaltierra_header-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0324_tylerbaltierra_header-960x539.png 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/0324_tylerbaltierra_header.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption><span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: MTV)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Catelyn, for her part, minced no words about the negative commentators in standing up for her long-term spouse.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re judging anybody because they\u2019re sharing that they have an autism diagnosis,\u201d the 33-year-old, who shares four kids with Tyler, said, \u201cyou are a sick, cold-hearted individual.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We can\u2019t say it any better ourselves.<\/p>\n<p>The thing is, this questioning of Tyler has consequences far beyond being offensive to just one individual.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re not just saying it to me,\u201d Tyler emphasized. \u201cYou\u2019re saying about anyone who\u2019s reading these comments who have autism, or any kind of thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, it hasn\u2019t <em>all<\/em> been negative. Said Baltierra said on this new podcast:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had private messages of people writing to me and saying, \u2018Thank you so much for being vulnerable and sharing this diagnosis publicly and talking about it and just getting people talking about autism.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/tyler-baltierra-responds-to-accusations-of-lying-about-autism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes Tyler Baltierra knows what some people are saying about him out there. And he\u2019s not about to sit back and simply take it. Two weeks after the Teen Mom cast member told the public he had been diagnosed with autism, Baltierra and wife Catelynn Lowell responded to comments they had seen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":192471,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-192470","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=192470"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/192470\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/192471"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=192470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=192470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=192470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}