Rebecca's Blogs

Autism has become much more widely discussed and heard about in recent years. Many people, including myself have now been diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum.

Due to my autism I naturally find change very difficult. Unexpected changes can leave me anxious so routine has always been a comfort to me, however despite feeling content with repetition, I do still become bored with it.

 

Whenever something unexpected occurs which leaves me with no other choice than to change my timetable, I experience extreme anxiety and often have a meltdown as a result. In addition to having autism I also have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder which multiplies those challenges by two.

Every event of my life that is most significant to me occurs in the month of December. It contains my birthday, Christmas and New Year's Eve which are all very exciting but at the same time cause me stress and anxiety for various reasons

I was diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder at the age of sixteen. It is a widely heard of and spoken about disorder yet the true characteristics of OCD are often misunderstood.

 

Depression is a widespread and widely talked about ailment which most people will experience at least once during their lifetime while others live with it permanently. Despite this so many of us still don’t fully understand what depression is.