Holly Smale
Holly Smale is the author of the bestselling Geek Girl series & creator of the smash hit Netflix adaptation. Her adult debut novel and Reese’s Book Club pick, Cassandra in Reverse, is out now.
At five years old, her grandmother observed that she had “no discernible sense of humour” and bought her the Ha Ha Bonk Book of jokes. It worked.
Inspiring! Autistic woman dedicates entire life to pointing out typos
In an altruistic move, an autistic woman has quit her job as an orthodontist to become a full-time corrector of other people’s mistakes. Emma Bernard, 38, first took up pedantry as a hobby, but has recently decided that life is too short not to spend...
Creepy! Woman who thought she was alone was living with autism
A woman who previously believed she was a single occupant has, in fact, been living with autism. “I knew something was up,” claimed Beth Hapworth, 42. “I’d go to the fridge and find the contents organised by colour and shape, or I’d see that the...
Autistic woman “pretty confident” she can perform complex brain surgery after 5th binge-watch of Grey’s Anatomy
An autistic woman has been formally asked to leave St. John’s Hospital in Lambeth after “lurking” in the reception for three days straight, following yet another rewatch of medical drama, Grey’s Anatomy. After being forcibly removed from the waiting area, Beth Hapworth, 38 – who...
“Do it your fucking self!” Autistic woman fired by kitchen fitters for micromanaging the living shit out of them
In an entirely precedented turn of events, an autistic woman has been fired by a kitchen company after she tried to fit the kitchen herself. Paige Thomas, 42, hired Kitchens Kitchens More Kitchens to design and fit her kitchen, which she then failed to allow...