Collin Gosselin Details Alleged Abuse Claims in New Memoir

Collin Gosselin has released a memoir detailing allegations about his childhood with mother Kate Gosselin, including claims of isolation and time at Fairmount Behavioral Health System. The 22-year-old former reality television participant shared his account in "In the Shadow of Eight: Surviving the Reality of My Childhood."

According to USA TODAY, Gosselin says he spent 22 months at Fairmount Behavioral Health System after being admitted at age 11, four days before his 12th birthday. He also says his father Jon Gosselin later obtained legal and physical custody of him and sister Hannah Gosselin in 2018.

Gosselin said his siblings did not witness many of the events he described because their daily experiences differed from his while they were growing up.

"My mom fed them so much stuff about me and they didn't see a lot of what happened," Gosselin said.

He added that his siblings continued their normal routines while he remained at home, describing a separation within the family.

"They would go off to school every day. I would be at home. I would bear the wrath of my mom," Gosselin said.

Gosselin described alleged physical discipline by his mother and said he viewed those actions as different from ordinary punishment.

"I was dragged by my ear so many times. I don't think as an adult that's something that you do to a child. I think discipline and abuse … are two completely different things.

I don't think putting your hands on your kid on the daily is what I would consider discipline. It's not doing anything in the brain of a child besides damaging it," Gosselin said.

He also discussed an alleged basement room where he says he was isolated for extended periods. Gosselin said weekends were especially difficult because he could hear his siblings elsewhere in the home.

"Yay, I get to go hang out with my friends or I get to do this or do that or have fun," Gosselin said.

Gosselin described another alleged incident involving zip ties and said writing about it in his memoir was difficult. He said he has asked Kate Gosselin to take a lie detector test regarding the allegation.

"What? This is not normal," Gosselin said.

When discussing the alleged zip-tie incident, Gosselin said he would ask his mother directly about it if she participated in a test.

"did you zip-tie me?" Gosselin said.

Representatives for Fairmount Behavioral Health System and Kate Gosselin did not respond to USA TODAY requests for comment, according to the outlet. Kate Gosselin has previously disputed claims about her son and described different circumstances surrounding his treatment.