Dez (Loveartpix)

what is autism and that's why i say that to them i say i say you don't believe i'm autistic will you tell me what autism is and then every single time it's just there's a silence and it's um it's a complete ignorance and i really struggle with that how people can be that ignorant if i told somebody that i had cancer you wouldn't question that yeah i just feel like it's it's yes it's not um there's that stigma that really needs to be broken down and that's what hopefully i can be part of the movement to to make it better for future generations

Yeah, it's definitely that. And I think like anything, I think the more you normalize it, the more it's spoken about. But as you say, you know, the bigger problem is that there's different levels of it. People are very superficial and they see things in one way and it's like, oh, well, that's that. I understand it as that. Therefore, it can't be that.

Yeah, it's definitely that. And I think like anything, I think the more you normalize it, the more it's spoken about. But as you say, you know, the bigger problem is that there's different levels of it. People are very superficial and they see things in one way and it's like, oh, well, that's that. I understand it as that. Therefore, it can't be that.

Yeah, it's definitely that. And I think like anything, I think the more you normalize it, the more it's spoken about. But as you say, you know, the bigger problem is that there's different levels of it. People are very superficial and they see things in one way and it's like, oh, well, that's that. I understand it as that. Therefore, it can't be that.

And that is a big confusion I think people have when it's like, well...

And that is a big confusion I think people have when it's like, well...

And that is a big confusion I think people have when it's like, well...

there's so many variations and since i got my diagnosis then the immediate thing from that was i mean you get the phone call after three years of going through the process the drawn-out process i got the phone call and you know i cried it was the validation i cried on the phone i was like then it's like basically you're artistic there you go and you think that there's some sort of some sort of help and there isn't anything out there you get a couple of things and luckily enough in the area where i am which i mean that service is shut now i had 10

there's so many variations and since i got my diagnosis then the immediate thing from that was i mean you get the phone call after three years of going through the process the drawn-out process i got the phone call and you know i cried it was the validation i cried on the phone i was like then it's like basically you're artistic there you go and you think that there's some sort of some sort of help and there isn't anything out there you get a couple of things and luckily enough in the area where i am which i mean that service is shut now i had 10

there's so many variations and since i got my diagnosis then the immediate thing from that was i mean you get the phone call after three years of going through the process the drawn-out process i got the phone call and you know i cried it was the validation i cried on the phone i was like then it's like basically you're artistic there you go and you think that there's some sort of some sort of help and there isn't anything out there you get a couple of things and luckily enough in the area where i am which i mean that service is shut now i had 10

free life coach sessions which was great you know so i think it was during the third session the lady mentioned neurodivergent to me which i've never ever heard of unless i've heard it in passing and not really taken notice of it when i looked into that that was the key moment not just being autistic was the key moment of understanding

free life coach sessions which was great you know so i think it was during the third session the lady mentioned neurodivergent to me which i've never ever heard of unless i've heard it in passing and not really taken notice of it when i looked into that that was the key moment not just being autistic was the key moment of understanding

free life coach sessions which was great you know so i think it was during the third session the lady mentioned neurodivergent to me which i've never ever heard of unless i've heard it in passing and not really taken notice of it when i looked into that that was the key moment not just being autistic was the key moment of understanding

how my brain works and how I process things to understand that there's neurodivergent and neurotypical. There's two neurotypes. That to me is the key. And I think if a lot more people understand that, I think it will break things down.

how my brain works and how I process things to understand that there's neurodivergent and neurotypical. There's two neurotypes. That to me is the key. And I think if a lot more people understand that, I think it will break things down.

how my brain works and how I process things to understand that there's neurodivergent and neurotypical. There's two neurotypes. That to me is the key. And I think if a lot more people understand that, I think it will break things down.

And I think in terms of treatment also as well, if you treat everybody in a neurotypical, this neurotypical umbrella, mental health, mental health on this side, you know, mental health approach is potentially dangerous to a lot of neurodivergents as well. If you're autistic, ADHD, you know, what you're doing in that sense is not right. You know, so I think there needs to be a lot of big changes.

And I think in terms of treatment also as well, if you treat everybody in a neurotypical, this neurotypical umbrella, mental health, mental health on this side, you know, mental health approach is potentially dangerous to a lot of neurodivergents as well. If you're autistic, ADHD, you know, what you're doing in that sense is not right. You know, so I think there needs to be a lot of big changes.

And I think in terms of treatment also as well, if you treat everybody in a neurotypical, this neurotypical umbrella, mental health, mental health on this side, you know, mental health approach is potentially dangerous to a lot of neurodivergents as well. If you're autistic, ADHD, you know, what you're doing in that sense is not right. You know, so I think there needs to be a lot of big changes.

I was 41 years old. Yeah, I'm 45 now. I mean, even in that, it's opened the key to the door. It's like I lived in a stadium analogy. I've lived in a stadium all my life. The lights have been switched off. I've been struggling around. Now the lights have been switched on. And it's like I can see everything, but there's still tons to go through. I've got to go back through it all.