Living With Autism
Living With Autism -
In the words of Alan Walker “The Monsters are running wild inside of me, I’m faded, I’m faded, so lost” These are some of the words that describe my Autism.
For those who do not know what Autism is, it’s a disability around mental heath & wellbeing, it affects how I see things & communicate with other people. It is hard on life and it has a massive impact on my mental health, from work to even life it can build up and causes stress and anxiety which isn’t good on the body.
I Recently shared my experience of Autism with MTV Voices, they provide a voice for young people to have a say on everyday life.
Living with autism is a daily challenge that I’ve dealt with all my life. From a young age, most classmates didn’t understand what was ‘wrong’ with me.
I kept myself to myself, often looking as though I fitted in just fine, but deep down feeling very lost.
Teachers didn’t understand me and I moved schools only to be told that I wouldn’t gain any qualifications or GCSES.
Even as an adult, my emotions can go from one extreme to the other in a split second. But as a child this was even more traumatic. My first few years at primary school were tough but then I moved to a special needs school that dealt with autism and other disabilities. This was life changing and where my feathers really came out. I gained four GCSEs and few other qualifications when I studied at travel and tourism at college.
As well as education being tough with autism, finding and holding down a job is very difficult. When you explain to your future employer that you have learning difficulties and autism most employers ether turn you down or don’t bother getting back in touch.
But when my ex-boss told me that, “Having someone with autism in the workplace is great because they’ll do the job perfectly,” my confidence sky-rocketed.
I wasn’t sure if people had good reasons to turn me down. But now I know they really don’t. After holding two temporary jobs and being four months in my new job as a serving assistant I can say that an autistic lad can do anything he puts his mind to.
One of the things I love to do is travel. Not only do I love the excitement of it all but it’s also a tool I use to help cope with my autism. When things get tough and I need extra space I book myself a mini vacation ether in the UK or Europe so I can escape for a while. Then I can come back and start afresh.
Day to life with autism can be difficult, but I’ve learned to focus on what I love.
My passion for travel and photography brings me peace and happiness. If you carry on doing what you love, the world can be a very happy place!
I also made a selfie story to tell everyone my story of Autism. I really feel like people would understand people with Autism, everyone would understand the problems and facts that face Autism everyday. It says -
“Growing Up With Autism and learning difficulties has been really challenging. But rather than let those things hold me back, I’ve learned to embrace what makes me, me. I love to travel and to take pictures - I’m becoming more confident everyday”
There are also a few people along the way how have inspired me to be me, some of the people include -
@itsjameskennedy - As Featured on The hit tv show vanderpump rules, James is a DJ at Sur restaurant over in LA, his music keeps me going to the point, whenever the Autism or mental health hits, his music really makes me feel better and James is an inspiration to me and I’d love to go to LA one day to meet him and to say thank you. If you haven’t listened to his music, check out
his album Pump sessions on Spotify, clearly one of the best albums at the moment.
@TheEllenShow - Ellen DeGeneres makes me laugh all the time, we’re very lucky to have her show in the United Kingdom otherwise I’d cry if we didn’t have it. Whenever I can I always watch Ellen and her message “Be Kind To One Another” sets the tone. I wish more people were like Ellen as she is kind, understanding and a role model for people with special needs. I love to go and visit her in the studios to thank her for everything as mental heath can be a hard topic to talk about.
@AngieGreaves - After Discovering her afternoon show on Magic radio yesterday,
and she follows my Twitter (@livingitadam), Angie is an inspiration, her website has got me into starting blogging travel and anything to do with mental health. If you ever get the chance have a listen to afternoons with Angie on magic, it will make you feel better.
@tannerjpearson & @LaKings - Finally, the love of ice Hockey, I’m proud to support the Kings, their motivation quotes such as PRIDE = POWER = PASSION. Or We Are All Kings, This team has got it all to keep me stick to my everyday routine. As for my favourite player for the Kings it has to be #70 Tanner Pearson. Tanner has the same birthday as me but he is a year older than me, he is a role model for all wannabe hockey players and he has helped me to be a puck bunny as I love watching all the Kings game, oh I almost forgot to mention Bailey (@baileyLAKings) who is the mascot for the team, clearly the best mascot their is. #GoKingsGo
You can follow these people on Twitter with their username in Bold.
As Alan walker always say. I know I’m not alone.
