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“I didn\u2019t feel or find out till I was 23 I was Autistic. If I didn\u2019t feel my mood changing and my behaviour changing, that depression may have started setting in I wouldn\u2019t have known it was Autism and Mild General Learning Difficulties. Two years later I was diagnosed with OCD and Anxiety. That was why I was checking everything and cleaning the house at two AM because I have difficulty sleeping. I can\u2019t sit at peace for long, I like to be on the move, on the go. I had felt like a burden, but my diagnosis meant that weight was lifted, I was gobsmacked.<\/p>\n

The year before my diagnosis I lost my one true friend, my grandfather. He passed away 6 days before his birthday.<\/p>\n

My whole world collapsed. I was a mess. I remember my grandfather was always giving me sweets from boxes of Quality Street, Roses and Celebrations- the ones he didn\u2019t like! I remember him saying old fashioned things, and I would say \u201chuh? What are you talking about pop?\u201d He used to call me his butler when I would help him put his coat on when he was struggling due to his arthritis.<\/p>\n

I remember me and him sitting drinking cups of tea out in the garden when we decided to take a break, just sitting, talking, watching the world go by. I always helped him with his garden, hence my love of gardening. It\u2019s one of my passions. I like to take out my frustrations in the garden.<\/p>\n

I can be a grump. A grump, a bear with a sore head. That\u2019s what my gran used to call my pop sometimes, and it always made me laugh. I\u2019m a grump when I\u2019m not at Reachout. Reachout is my second home, I get homesick when I\u2019m not there. Before the lockdown I would go to Reachout every day. I do monoprint, stained glass, designing with feathers. The weight was lifted.”<\/p>\n

Read more Humans of Scotland stories here.<\/a><\/p>\n

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