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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Bradley Jolly

'My son's diagnosis saved my life because I too had symptoms I didn't recognise'

A father who felt "broken" discovered he'd had unidentified autism for decades - after his own son was diagnosed with the developmental disorder.

Orion Kelly, 44, found himself on the verge of suicide after "soul destroying" experiences fighting to get his challenges assessed into his adulthood.

The dad of two says he had recognised he was "different" for decades - beginning in his "arduous" childhood - but felt his multiple assessments with specialist doctors weren't rigorous enough.

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