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Standing Out: Meet the autistic people who are tired of trying to fit in
Public knowledge about autism has improved significantly in recent years, partly thanks to high-profile people
Michelle Dooley Mahon is a successful writer who also happens to be autistic. Now 58, she went through most of her life without knowing why people saw her as different.
“When I was small, I felt alien and didn’t fit in anywhere,” she says. “At school I was bright and feisty, but had no friends. The seat beside me was a moveable feast as children came and went.”
When everyone else went home, Mahon stayed ...
