A pair of newly introduced autistic acquaintances have entered a perilous standoff over who will be the first to reveal they’re actually a little freak, it has been rumoured.
Ever since they met in an online autism group two weeks ago, Emma Bernard, 27, and Paige Thomas, 29, have been cautiously masking in a manner reported to resemble “two people trying to feed a skittish horse by holding a sugar cube out on a flat palm, but they’re also both the horse.”
Thomas explained: “I really like Emma – which is why I’m not going to let my crazy hang out until she does.”
“Every now and then I’ve had that little adrenaline rush that says ‘go on, tell her about your polycule,’” Thomas continued. “I’ve successfully beat it back so far but I can only hold out so long.”
Bernard commented: “I hope Paige breaks the conversational seal soon. I’ve been dying to tell her about this cool rock I found.”
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