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Weird! Neurotypical man dislikes having his personality traits referred to as symptoms

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A neurotypical man objects to his core personality traits, both positive and negative, being described as symptoms, it has been rumoured.

Paul Shinter, 35, suffers from extreme neurotypicalism. His symptoms include drinking protein shakes on purpose, an avid interest in football and compulsively referring to other men as “geezer”.

Shi...

Hero! The autism researcher who will stop at nothing to avoid listening to autistic people

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An autism researcher has been hailed as a hero after declaring that there are no lengths he won’t go to in order to ignore autistic voices.

Dr. Graeme Hart, PhD, has been drowning out the objections of autistic people for the last 20 years of his academic career, an achievement that has earned him respect amongst his peers.

Dr. Hart sa...

Romantic! Autistic couple stop masking and start having unprotected autism

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An autistic couple have decided to take the next step in their relationship by no longer masking their autistic traits and instead just raw-dogging that autism, it has been claimed.

Paige Thomas, 28, and her girlfriend Liz McHodge, 31, made the joint decision to be their full, unprotected autistic selves after six months together.

“We w...

Adorable! This autistic person thinks they’re people

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An autistic boy has warmed neurotypical hearts everywhere by acting just like a real person, his family have confirmed.

Finley Rice, seven, reportedly mimics everyday person behaviour by wearing cute little clothes, playing with toys and even walking on his hind legs.

His mother, Karen Rice, 38, said: “Despite being a person with autism...

Man unaware first date with autistic woman is actually 7,245th date (if you count all the imaginary ones, which she does)

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A Southampton man has no idea his first date with an autistic woman is actually HER 7,245th date with HIM, it has been reported.

Paige Thomas, 23, has been on a prior 7,244 dates with Aidan Michaels, 25, all conducted entirely in her imagination but, no less real for it.

Thomas said: “We’ve had so many incredibl...

Disgraceful! Autistic child has audacity to become autistic adult

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An autistic man has come under fire from autism awareness groups after having the temerity to turn eighteen, sources have confirmed. 

Dexter Livingstone, 18, who used to be a child, thoughtlessly entered adulthood this week, turning him from an adorable little squidge into a pain in the backside overnight.

A spokesperson for autism ...

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Yay! Autistic woman’s behaviour at party gets her uninvited from future parties

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An autistic woman has been left delighted after her awkwardness at a recent social occasion earned her an exemption from all future gatherings, it has been rumoured.

Paige Thomas, 27, had been dreading work friend Avery Mann’s baby shower since she received the invitation two months earlier, concerned she might commit a social faux-pas, or b...

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Autistic kids tricked into going trans, claims woman who’s never tried to make an autistic child do anything they don’t want to do

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Autistic kids are being turned trans against their will, claims a woman who’s never tried to feed an autistic child a vegetable.

Prominent anti-trans campaigner Karen Hoyland, 42, said: “I’m very concerned about how many trans-identified children also have autism. Children suffering from autism are famous for having no will of their own, that’s ...