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I am a young adult with DCC and have taken on the role of the Scotland Contact for Corpal. I am also the contact for adults around the UK and Social Media Trustee. I became involved with Corpal when I joined the Facebook group which mum told me about.
I reached all my milestones on time although I did go to speech therapy it is not confirmed my speech was affected by the DCC. I was told about the condition when I was 8 years old. At school I had extra help. I had someone scribe for me if the teacher was talking and we had to copy something from the board. I was bullied at high school but I had a group of supportive friends. I passed my exams at school and two college courses. Growing up I found it difficult talking to new people and starting conversations but I was involved with the Young Adults’ Life Skills Workshop which has boosted my confidence. I don’t always know if someone is joking or serious and when I was younger I didn’t understand body language or facial expressions. I am a volunteer for a charity shop and also a Heritage Centre. I would like to eventually have a job.
Since being part of the team I have helped to organise the first family meet up in Scotland, presented a PowerPoint during a virtual conference about family meet ups and raised money by virtually walking the distance from Land’s End to John O’Groats.