An autistic man assumed to be simply avoiding eye contact reveals that he was actually counting the ceiling tiles in case it comes up in conversation.
Robert Noot, 22, who habitually memorises the number of objects in a room, stated that his dream is to get a perfect score in a police interview.
“I think it all began when I watched an episode of Crimestoppers as a child,” explained Noot. “They kept emphasising how much they wanted to hear any detail, no matter how small, and that advice just stuck.”
While nobody has so far asked him to recount the number of tiles in a bathroom, paving slabs in a garden, or even how much of his medication he’s just spilled all over the kitchen floor, Noot is reportedly unable to quit.
“I just feel like if I stop now, that’s going to be the exact day I’m hauled in as a police witness,” Noot continued. “What if the key to cracking the whole case is how many power outlets were in the room, and I didn’t count them?”
Friend Pippa Durham, 21, told us: “I thought that if Rob’s good at this then maybe we could go to a casino like in that autism film from the olden days. But when I asked about counting cards, he just said, ‘Easy! There’s fifty-two.’ So I explained what the phrase meant, and that’s when he flipped! He started frantically pacing round my living room and counting all the plug sockets.”
“Crime!” yelled Noot, triumphantly.
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