A child with autism has selfishly refused to cooperate with his parents’ social media aspirations, according to them. 

Finley Rice, seven, reportedly ceases to do anything remotely interesting the second mum Karen Rice, 38, starts filming, thwarting his family’s efforts to monetise his autism. 

Karen Rice commented: “We got sent a whole PR box full of toys, but when I tried to film an unboxing video, his mouth didn’t even twitch. Who’s going to be inspired by that?”

Husband Graeme Hart, 40, said: “We got the rest of the family to whoop and clap. We thought loud, sudden noises would remind him of the joy of opening gifts with everyone watching and judging your reaction. But Finley just left the room.”

Karen Rice added: “We did catch him playing with the toys later on, but as soon as I started filming, he put them down and stared blankly ahead for 45 minutes.”

Finley Rice responded: “I’m just waiting until I turn 18. Until then, I’m grey-rocking those motherfuckers back to the Stone Age.”

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