A TikToker is using their platform to tell people it is okay to be different.
Ellee Kelly, from Wallasey, was diagnosed with autism at three years old and last year began making TikToks to showcase their crochet skill and to help spread positivity.
The 22-year-old said they were taught how to crochet by their grandma at 12 and took up the art again after her death as a way to feel closer to her. Ellee also suffers from Crohn's Disease and while the fatigue has forced them to stop working it has not dampened their creativity.
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Ellee said: “I have always enjoyed making videos and when I was younger I just wanted to record stuff all the time. The TikTok came along and I just really enjoy it and it makes me happy.
“My audience is great and I sometimes make jokes about being neurodivergent. But I also make videos reminding people to drink water and eat. A lot of my audience is neurodivergent and I sometimes struggle with remembering to do the basic things when I get fixated on something.”
Elle also set up their own business called Mother Hooker where they sell their crochet creations. The tongue-in-cheek name is also a way to honour their grandmother's memory.
Ellee said: “I started it after my grandma passed away and she loved to crochet, I became more interested in it so I could feel close to her. She was just the queen of our family and the business name came around because she always said she needed to stop swearing as much.”
Ellee, a cat lover has racked up over 2.3 million likes on TikTok and has 52,000 followers and they are happy to have found a platform to show people it is “okay to be different”.
They said: “I really enjoy making patterns and videos and I'm very happy and excited that this could be something I can achieve despite not being able to work due to fatigue with my Crohns Disease and the barriers that come with being neurodivergent in the workplace.”
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