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A hundred moments in autism - My own personal dress down Tuesday

An autist’s relationship with societal rules is complex. We don’t innately understand them the way a neurotypical does. Many autists learn to follow...
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A hundred moments in autism - The Topless photo of Germaine Greer

Every few days I look at a topless photo of Germaine Greer. It is a common trait among autists to return to a favourite piece of music over and over...

The Tiger

You should realise the difference between how someone is addressed and what you call him. For example you might speak of someone as “Mr Brown” but...
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A hundred moments in autism - Maths

Autists get into trouble. We don’t mean to, but we can be too honest, too abrupt, say the wrong thing, or, all too often for no reason whatever. From...
Cherry

A hundred moments in autism - Terrence Oblong gets mistaken for the Messiah

In my first week at university I am standing in a bar at a student night when two young men I’ve never met before walk up to me, prostrate themselves...
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A hundred moments in autism - Fashion

Fashion is one of these super neurotypical (NT) skills that are seemingly picked up by magic. Other kids at school always knew what to wear, what was...
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A hundred moments in autism - Mini Me

Our autistic friend C lives in Belfast, so we rarely see her and had never met her family. She has one autistic son, indeed like many autists of that...
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A hundred moments in autism - The Royal Mile

As an introverted autist, shouting for people to look at me is not something deep-rooted in my DNA, very much the opposite. I am flyering my wife’s...
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A hundred moments in autism - Alan Ritson comes to visit

Alan Ritson came to visit my house twice in all the years I knew him (hi Alan, if you’re reading this) The first time I was in the front room...
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A hundred moments in autism - The day I lied to a politician

Labour Party conference 2007. Our charity is part of a joint fringe event called the Health Hotel, involving representatives from over twenty health...
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