
About Me
Hi, I'm Polly, I'm an Artist that has autism and global delay disabilities but love gaming and designing game-based drawings.
I am:
- Autistic
- Epileptic (Photo-sensitive, Noise-sensitive, Heat-sensitive)
- Globe Delayed
- Stressed
- Anxious
- Depressed
But drawing does help with my mental disabilities.
Why did you become an artist and whats your story?
It started when I played Sonic Heroes on the PlayStation 2 and really wanted to become an artist or game designer for a game company.
When I went into Primary School at the age of 5 and met my first ever best friend but I didn't realize how much of a best friend she was until our secondary school years.
When me and my best friend went into Community College it was nice at first until we met our teachers and TA's (Teacher Assistants). My best friend had seen my TA following me everywhere I was making me anxious, stressed and unconfutable, but when we went into our next class together, she showed me ways she coped with issues from her mental health was to draw and told me to try it out and it worked, until the TA took my drawings and through them in the bin. Secondary school was like going to hell and back, but I managed to do all 6 years of secondary school. Then came adult college.
Me and my best friend had to split ways and couldn't meet anymore as she went to a different college. I'm not sure what college she went too, but I knew which one I was going to, and I didn't know that college was going to be so many ups and downs. I went to animal and employment College, and the first few years was nice, pleasant and relaxing but when it came to my 5th year at college, things changed. the course did not suit what I was interested in and I found it hard for the last 3 years of my courses with my autism but now I am working on doing things I really enjoy and start on a next part of my journey in life, like using my art work and computer designing in a job.
Now I have a long-haired Miniature Dachshund named Lindt to help me with my mental health as a mental support dog (Not licenced).