Accepting I'm on the Spectrum | Callum Reid

Young Blood - Men’s Mental Health

Most of us have had times in our lives when we’ve felt like we don’t fit in, but what if you always felt out of place no matter where you are? That’s the reality for many people on the Autism Spectrum, who are known as 'neurodivergent' a name given to those whose brain processes information in a way that’s different to the majority.

At 28, Callum Reid is only now accepting the reality of living life as someone who’s not neurotypical. It’s taken a lifetime of self-torment, trying to force a square peg in a round hole, for him to realise everything that’s great about being just the way he is.

He works a 9 to 5, but his true passion is producing electronic music under the name ‘Lezen’.

This is Callum Reid…