Dez (Loveartpix)

You don't have to leave the house, which I leave the house once or twice a week, max. Sometimes I've not left the house in months. When I do leave the house, it takes me a lot of focus to go out. And then the burnout after it as well. I mean, even this meeting now, we're having this Zoom, you know, after this, I would burn out after this, the preparation mentally for this. But I'm prepared for it.

And I feel it's for the greater good, you know, in many different terms. The art has just really come as my tool for that. But then from that now I've got my first, the first ever neurodivergent art focus group in a maximum security prison. It's never been done before. That's working with neurodivergent prisoners. That's the first of its kind. I'm collaborating with them.

And I feel it's for the greater good, you know, in many different terms. The art has just really come as my tool for that. But then from that now I've got my first, the first ever neurodivergent art focus group in a maximum security prison. It's never been done before. That's working with neurodivergent prisoners. That's the first of its kind. I'm collaborating with them.

And I feel it's for the greater good, you know, in many different terms. The art has just really come as my tool for that. But then from that now I've got my first, the first ever neurodivergent art focus group in a maximum security prison. It's never been done before. That's working with neurodivergent prisoners. That's the first of its kind. I'm collaborating with them.

I've got a group of guys in there that's done really well, that one. I've already been asked by prisons to go in there. I've got my first art exhibition, which will be in Manchester soon.

I've got a group of guys in there that's done really well, that one. I've already been asked by prisons to go in there. I've got my first art exhibition, which will be in Manchester soon.

I've got a group of guys in there that's done really well, that one. I've already been asked by prisons to go in there. I've got my first art exhibition, which will be in Manchester soon.

in the uk in next year it'll be early next year it should have been a little late this year but there's been a few um changes in that it's my first solo but the one i wanted to do as well i wanted to do a couple of collaborations with other neurodivergent artists just to use my platform to help them as well i've got my documentary that's been filming for two years so yeah everything's geared towards they're all linked intertwined into raising awareness and making a difference

in the uk in next year it'll be early next year it should have been a little late this year but there's been a few um changes in that it's my first solo but the one i wanted to do as well i wanted to do a couple of collaborations with other neurodivergent artists just to use my platform to help them as well i've got my documentary that's been filming for two years so yeah everything's geared towards they're all linked intertwined into raising awareness and making a difference

in the uk in next year it'll be early next year it should have been a little late this year but there's been a few um changes in that it's my first solo but the one i wanted to do as well i wanted to do a couple of collaborations with other neurodivergent artists just to use my platform to help them as well i've got my documentary that's been filming for two years so yeah everything's geared towards they're all linked intertwined into raising awareness and making a difference

Yeah, I think some of my wider family...

Yeah, I think some of my wider family...

Yeah, I think some of my wider family...

mean i keep myself to myself as i say you know i only go out to i only got once twice a week when i do go out if i go to family occasions i i have a drink and this is one thing as well that i've kind of realized later on when people say oh are you all right because when i go out i'm a very confident person that's part of the masking the autistic masking so when i go out so and i've re-evaluated and i was thinking well all these times these people have seen me i've been drinking

mean i keep myself to myself as i say you know i only go out to i only got once twice a week when i do go out if i go to family occasions i i have a drink and this is one thing as well that i've kind of realized later on when people say oh are you all right because when i go out i'm a very confident person that's part of the masking the autistic masking so when i go out so and i've re-evaluated and i was thinking well all these times these people have seen me i've been drinking

mean i keep myself to myself as i say you know i only go out to i only got once twice a week when i do go out if i go to family occasions i i have a drink and this is one thing as well that i've kind of realized later on when people say oh are you all right because when i go out i'm a very confident person that's part of the masking the autistic masking so when i go out so and i've re-evaluated and i was thinking well all these times these people have seen me i've been drinking

You know, I only see these people at family do's or that. So, you know, it's part of the mask as well. And I do understand why people don't get it because of the level of masking. The thing that I struggle with is that if somebody if you if you perceive somebody so confident, why would they lie about something that has such a stigma around it to get attention when you don't need attention?

You know, I only see these people at family do's or that. So, you know, it's part of the mask as well. And I do understand why people don't get it because of the level of masking. The thing that I struggle with is that if somebody if you if you perceive somebody so confident, why would they lie about something that has such a stigma around it to get attention when you don't need attention?

You know, I only see these people at family do's or that. So, you know, it's part of the mask as well. And I do understand why people don't get it because of the level of masking. The thing that I struggle with is that if somebody if you if you perceive somebody so confident, why would they lie about something that has such a stigma around it to get attention when you don't need attention?

It doesn't make sense that I think is a reflection of people who don't believe it rather than me. And I think that that's the sad thing about it.