Joe Powell
Joe Powell explains some of the everyday challenges of living with Asperger syndrome
My life, Autism & Sunderland Football Club
A presentation by Joe Powell
In this presentation, given at our forum Mental Health Issues Affecting Individuals on the Autistic Spectrum, Joe Powell talks about his struggles with mental health problems.
‘I can’t think of any time during my life when I wasn’t affected in some way by mental health issues. They were always usually anxiety, depression and obsessive compulsive thoughts and behaviours but growing up from a small child without a diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome, I tended to think that the way I was feeling was normal or that my feelings or perceived ‘failings’ were my own fault and were as a result of being ‘stupid’ or a ‘coward’.’
My life, Autism and Sunderland Football Club (Word document).
Please note that, because of copyright restrictions, we are unable to show the video about Joe shown at the forum.
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