I’m just like Matilda, says autistic woman who can’t add up
An autistic woman has claimed to “deeply relate” to Roald Dahl’s Matilda – despite still having to count on her fingers. Freya Emerson, 26, from Beeston, Cheshire, declares that she “really sees herself” in Mara Wilson’s portrayal, because: “She was a child prodigy. As was…