Anthony Kenyon was given his diagnosis when he was a child
When Anthony Kenyon was a child, he knew something wasn't quite right. At the age of 10, Anthony started attending a day unit in Burnley and was prescribed sleeping tablets for mental health problems he was exhibiting. At the age of 12, he was admitted to Great Ormond Street Hospital for a week and was given the diagnosis of bipolar affective disorder.
As a result, he was transferred to a unit in Birmingham and was there for around six months and towards the end, did start to get better. Returning home, it was later determined he'd need to return to NHS services and was admitted to the Gardener Unit, a medium secure inpatient service in Prestwich. "So I have ways of dealing with it, which helps me. When I got to meetings, I always make sure I set off early so I'm not there late because that causes problems when I'm late, I fluster and struggle with anxiety.As an adult, Anthony has been sectioned 11 times in various units across the North West and West Midlands. However, he says the last admission he had which lasted two years and 10 months, was the one that made him in to the person he is today.
Anthony spent around eight years in and out of hospital during his adolescence and young adulthood. He explained: "For someone so young, to be going to a medium secure unit, having their medication changed - it shows how unwell somebody is." Along with his diagnosis of Asperger's, Anthony also has Schizoaffective Disorder, but after being under the care of mental health services for more than 25 years, things are looking up. Anthony said: "I live on my own now, I pay my own rent.
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