Autism & Mental illness WILL NOT Define ME

05/03/2024

Me and my beautiful son

07/10/2021

01/04/2021

https://www.facebook.com/SAMHI61181/photos/a.1720460604923711/2298343860468713/?type=3

R.I.P. Emily Owen, a young autistic woman who couldn't bear the thought of isolation and her routines changing.

Contary to the stereo type, we are not all over the moon to be inside, this is hard on everyone.

Owen’s sister, Annabel, said her family was “absolutely devastated” by the loss, the Sun reports.

“Emily was very concerned about coronavirus itself but more concerned about the mental health impact of isolation and the fear of the unknown,” Annabel Owen, 21, wrote in a Facebook post, which has since been deleted.

Owen had been diagnosed with “high-functioning autism” four years ago and struggled to fit in, her sister said.

“She didn’t want anyone to know, but now she has gone we want to make people know that autism comes in all shapes and sizes,” she wrote.'

God bless you young lady ❤❤

12/03/2021

05/03/2021

02/03/2021

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0891422220302808?fbclid=IwAR05jgtPVbpt2VidLAIR8_xAOeqf--tEGrrFTtAQZWOKCt2iGcK4ZYicpZ4

Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are known to be at increased risk of exposure to traumas such as maltreatment and abuse, however less …

23/02/2021

So me 😂