Autistic woman “not qualified” to diagnose own personality, say experts
A woman who identifies with every element of the autistic experience based on a lifetime of living in her own brain and body is “not qualified” to say she’s actually autistic, experts have claimed. Paige Thomas, 38, who has extreme sensory aversions, is exhausted by...
Autistic person unsure when they became office therapist
An autistic person is unsure when it became standard practice for their colleagues to come to their office for a good cry, sources have confirmed. Paige Thomas, 29, had initially thought their admin job entailed admin-related tasks – but quickly discovered they were wrong. They...
Autistic woman disappears into T-shirt after receiving compliment
Concerns are growing for the well-being of an autistic woman who hasn’t been seen since she received a glowing compliment last week, emergency services have said. Barista Beth Hapworth, 22, claimed to receive the compliment while on shift at an independent coffee shop in Manchester,...
Bondage! Woman admits main use of sunflower lanyard
An autistic woman has discovered a surprising new use for her sunflower lanyard. “It’s meant to tell others I’ve got a hidden disability,” Sarah Harrow, 31, from Manchester, explained. “But it’s also telling the right people that I’m an absolute animal.” “It really comes in...
Game changer! This English teacher doesn’t let students come out to her
A secondary-school English teacher is challenging harmful stereotypes by banning queer autistic students from coming out to her. Ms. Shure, 37, who wears black eyeliner and a burgundy pinafore dress, has been overrun by queer pupils breaking down in her classroom during her lunch hour....
Uh-oh! Autistic person’s face about to say what they actually think
An autistic person who hates conflict is about to accidentally incite it by blurting out their true feelings, it has been reported. Emma Bernard, 25, hasn’t planned to start any beef – but now you’ve said that utterly ludicrous thing, their face is about to...
“We want the best for them” say anti-vaxxers who named kids Meadow and Sunbeam
A couple who are afraid vaccines will give their children autism, causing them to have a harder time in life, has also given them both really fucking silly names, it has been confirmed. Karen and Graeme Hoyland, both 43, who are terrified their children will...
Woman with BPD on border of being autistic
A woman with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder has come worryingly close to being treated like a real human being, according to reports. Krista Shure, 25, from Bury, was initially given the label by mental health professionals on the clinical basis “she’s a woman...
Therapy cat would eat you if it was bigger
Your therapy cat is only settling for snuggling with you because you are too large to be a small prey item, it has been confirmed. A spokesperson for The Itty Bitty Kitty Committee, Lemon, said: “What you call kisses is me trying to tenderise you.”...
On fleek! Woman who’s a decade behind pop culture bang on autism trend
A woman who is consistently between nine and 13 years behind the zeitgeist has somehow managed to be way ahead of the autism trend, it has been reported. Ellie Mulligan, 30 – who has just discovered “this band called Haim” – has been autistic since...
