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Birth Name:Catie Osborn
Occupation:TikToker, actor, podcaster, sex educator, adult performer, mental health advocate
Years Active:2020–present
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Catie Osborn, known by the username Catieosaurus, is an American TikToker, actor, podcaster, sex educator, adult performer, and mental health and disability advocate, based in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] [2] Much of her work is on the topic of living with ADHD, particularly its impact on sexuality and relationships. Since joining TikTok in November 2020, she has acquired over one million followers[3] [4] [5] Her social media presence also includes Twitter, YouTube, Twitch, and OnlyFans.[6] Additionally she co-hosts the podcast Catie and Erik's Infinite Quest with Erik Gude.[7] Her commentary is known for focusing on the intersections of ADHD, neurodiversity, and kink.[8] [9] [10]

Career

Theatre and acting

Osborn attended Mary Baldwin University, where she received a Master of Fine Arts and a Master of Letters in Shakespeare and Performance.[11] Her stage credits include Cressida/Hector in Troilus and Cressida and Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream, both with the Compass Shakespeare Ensemble, and a 2015 Mary Baldwin production of Mary Zimmerman's Metamorphoses.[12] Additionally, she worked for the Great River Shakespeare Festival as an education artist and graphic designer. Prior to her online career, Osborn was a professional stage manager and worked for a Shakespearean theatre company.[13]

Social media

Osborn was laid off during the COVID-19 pandemic and joined TikTok in November 2020, encouraged by her younger sister and wanting something to pass the time.[14] [15] She began discussing her ADHD on the app out of frustration, feeling that existing content on the disorder did not reflect her own experiences and that its impact on sex, kink, and relationships was not being discussed.[16]

In early 2021, Osborn participated in Ships of the Northern Fleet, a collaborative improv project with several other TikTokers surrounding a nonexistent steampunk sky pirate fantasy book and television series from the 2000s; within this metafiction, Osborn claimed to have played Annie Wreyburn, the show's bisexual lead character who was controversially killed off.[17] [18] [19] TikTok users played along by creating a genuine fandom for the imaginary show. Additionally, Osborn and the other "cast members" held in-character Q&A livestreams on Twitch and YouTube.

Personal life

Osborn uses she/her and they/them pronouns and the gender-neutral honorific Mx.[20] She identifies as polyamorous, bisexual, and demi/greysexual.[21] [22] She is married and owns a pet dog named Bailey.[23]

Osborn was diagnosed with ADHD the day before her 30th birthday. After having her left ovary removed due to an ovarian torsion, she experienced a hormonal imbalance that exacerbated her latent ADHD, severely impacting her memory and focus. Osborn initially believed she was experiencing early onset dementia until a friend with ADHD suggested she might have the disorder, prompting her to seek an evaluation.[24] She has said that she "grew up my whole life believing I was broken and weird and wrong and everybody else had the memo and I didn’t.".

In addition to ADHD, Osborn has myoclonic dystonia and experiences muscle spasms and chronic pain; she sees her BDSM work in part as taking charge of her chronic pain and ADHD.[25] She also suffered from bulimia from the age of 15 until beginning therapy in her 30s, and has suggested that her ADHD symptoms of executive dysfunction and emotional dysregulation contributed to her disordered eating.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Us . 2023-03-26 . Infinite Quest Podcast . en-US . 2023-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230326221356/https://infinitequestpodcast.com/about-us . live .
  2. Book: Stay, Jesse . TikTok . 2021 . 978-1-119-80342-3 . Hoboken, NJ . 168 . 1250079484.
  3. Web site: Koenig . Ronnie . March 7, 2022 . 'A lightbulb went off': Women share what it's like to be diagnosed with ADHD as an adult . 2023-03-26 . . en . 2023-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230327000817/https://www.today.com/health/mind-body/adhd-girls-women-3-people-share-diagnosis-stories-rcna18883 . live .
  4. Web site: Button . Danni . Jan 13, 2023 . TikTok Goes After Twitter By Allowing 'Adults-Only' Content . . March 27, 2023 . March 19, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230319080657/https://www.thestreet.com/social-media/tiktok-goes-after-twitter-by-allowing-adults-only-content . live .
  5. Web site: Williams . Camille . March 31, 2022 . ADHD TikTok: Dangers of Self-Diagnosis from #MentalHealth Videos . 2023-03-26 . . 2023-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230326222314/https://www.additudemag.com/tiktok-adhd-videos-self-diagnosis-support/ . live .
  6. Web site: Perlman . Justin . 2022-10-11 . ADHD After Dark - TikTok Star Catieosaurus on Sex, Relationships & Neurodivergence . 2023-03-19 . . en-US . 2023-03-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230319080655/https://philadelphiaweekly.com/adhd-after-dark-tiktok-star-catieosaurus-on-sex-relationships-neurodivergence/ . live .
  7. News: Nirappil . Renit . October 20, 2022 . Adderall shortage is so bad some patients can't fill their prescriptions . . 2023-04-19 . 2023-03-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230330185209/https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2022/10/20/adderall-shortage-adhd/ . live .
  8. Web site: Joho . Jess . 2021-05-16 . Why everyone's talking about ADHD right now (and why it's kinda annoying) . 2023-03-26 . . en . 2023-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230326231258/https://mashable.com/article/adhd-tiktok-twitter . live .
  9. Web site: Payton . L'Oreal Thompson . Nov 1, 2022 . What the Adderall shortage means for workers with ADHD . 2023-03-19 . . en . 2023-03-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230319080655/https://fortune.com/well/2022/11/01/adderall-shortage-impact-on-workers-with-adhd/ . live .
  10. Book: Bar, Moshe . Moshe Bar (neuroscientist) . A arte da divagação . Objetiva . 2022 . 1 . pt . Fontenelle . André . The art of digression.
  11. Web site: 2017-11-30 . Catie Osborn . 2023-03-26 . American Shakespeare Center . en-US . 2023-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230326231258/https://americanshakespearecenter.com/people/catie-osborn/ . live .
  12. Web site: Jan 27, 2015 . Mary Baldwin University Theatre Presents Metamorphoses . 2023-03-26 . marybaldwin.edu . 2023-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230326231258/https://marybaldwin.edu/news/2015/01/27/mary-baldwin-college-theatre-presents-metamorphoses/ . live .
  13. Book: Christensen, Ann . A warning for fair women : adultery and murder in Shakespeare's theater . 2021 . 978-1-4962-2626-6 . 1st . Lincoln . en . 1243554063.
  14. Web site: Staff . 2022-02-25 . TikTok Star Catieosaurus Brings Neurodiversity and Gaming Issues to the Forefront . 2023-03-19 . AmeriDisability . en-US . 2023-03-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230319080656/https://www.ameridisability.com/tiktok-star-catieosaurus-brings-neurodiversity-and-gaming-issues-to-the-forefront/ . live .
  15. Web site: Castañeda . Sarah . 2021-01-29 . Ovaries, ADHD & More! With Catie Osborn and Erik Gude . 2023-03-26 . Adulting With ADHD . en-US . podcast . 2023-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230326221355/https://adultingwithadhd.com/ovaries-adhd-more-with-catie-osborn-and-erik-gude/ . live .
  16. Web site: Heisey . Talia . June 21, 2021 . On TikTok, BDSM, fetish and kink content is thriving . 2023-03-26 . . en . 2023-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230327000808/https://i-d.vice.com/en/article/qj8387/tiktok-bdsm-community . live .
  17. Web site: Burt . Kayti . 2021-02-23 . Ships of the Northern Fleet: 5 Best Episodes from the TikTok "TV Series" . 2023-03-25 . . en-US . 2023-03-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230325060613/https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/ships-of-the-northern-fleet-tv-series-best-episodes-annie-tiktok/ . live .
  18. Web site: Narciso . Dean . June 21, 2021 . Entertainment phenomenon 'Ships of the Northern Fleet,' led in part by Columbus man, isn't real — and fans like it that way . 2023-04-13 . . en-US . 2022-12-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207192606/https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2021/06/21/ships-northern-fleet-followers-dont-care-its-fake/7707433002/ . live .
  19. Web site: Silverman . Matt . 2021-03-15 . Thousands of TikTokers have nostalgia for a TV show that never existed . 2023-04-13 . . en-US . 2023-04-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230413072415/https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/ships-of-the-northern-fleet-tiktok-2-girls-1-podcast/ . live .
  20. News: Armstrong . Vanessa . 2021-06-10 . The Show Is Fake. The Fandom Is Real. . en-US . . 2023-03-19 . 0362-4331 . 2023-03-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230319080654/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/10/style/ships-of-the-northern-fleet-fandom.html . live .
  21. Cewn3SppD06. catieosaurus. Just a quick reminder that you are valid, you are worthy, and you are enough, as you are. Love, your resident neurodivergent polyamorous pan/greysexual. June 13, 2022. Catie Osborn. Apr 17, 2023.
  22. 1533516901124558849. CatieOsaurus. As a bi,demi/greysexual with cis male partners, I often don't see myself reflected in LGBTQ spaces..... Catie Osborn. Jun 5, 2022. Apr 17, 2023.
  23. CfAMQ_LLhNH. catieosaurus. Bailey didn't want to see the spicy content so she grabbed a fruitsnack on the way out. **disclaimer I did not feed my dog fruitsnacks, she pulled an empty wrapper from the trash**. June 19, 2022. Catie Osborn. Apr 17, 2023.
  24. Web site: Key . Laura . Jan 10, 2023 . ADHD and Hormones (Catie's Story) . 2023-04-18 . ADHD Aha! . Understood.org . en . podcast w/ transcript . 2023-04-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230418024458/https://www.understood.org/en/podcasts/adhd-aha/adhd-hormones-catie-osborn . live .
  25. Book: Bar, Moshe . Moshe Bar (neuroscientist) . Mindwandering : how your constant mental drift can improve your mood and boost your creativity . 2022 . 978-0-306-92530-6 . 1st . New York, NY . en . 1284921032 . 2023-04-19 . 2023-04-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230419232326/https://www.worldcat.org/title/1284921032 . live .

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