Not Normal: The uncensored account of an extraordinary true life story

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With me I don’t lack reading and writing skills but I lack social skills to the point I suspect that I may have high functioning autism and also suffer from anxiety.

Meet the Billericay author who overcame child abuse

Because I had people around me who were saying to me you’re gonna end your life and then what kind of revenge is that?To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience – the local community. We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. In and out of trouble with the law since he was very young, Paul Connolly was not well pleased when, in his twenties, two policewomen came to his door. Connolly’s 2010 memoir, Against All Odds, in which he wrote about surviving his horrific childhood and becoming a personal trainer to a number of celebrities, details how he learnt to read aged 25.

Paul Connolly – Surviving Against All Odds – The Best You Paul Connolly – Surviving Against All Odds – The Best You

My family are from a small village in Ireland and I was the seventh son of the seventh son and many believe I am lucky. The home's superintendent, a former Labour councillor, Alan Prescott, 79, had indecently assaulted four teenage boys at various points during the 1970s. I know Paul has a lovely family and support network that makes his life endurable and even happy and rich. Connolly, who has since turned his life in the opposite direction and published two autobiographical books, is the inspiration behind the protagonist in the moving film.An uncensored account of his extraordinary true life story and his lifelong struggle to overcome an abusive childhood and build a 'normal' life for himself and his family. Paul, who lives in Billericay, was abandoned by his parents shortly after he was born and spent most of his childhood in care. Paul has spoken of how the children would not go to school as they would be bullied following the abuse at the children's home, and instead would go and ride horses. Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.