Dating as an autistic girl wasn’t easy. A shockingly large number of men saw you as their manic-pixie-dream-girl. They thought it was a ‘flex’ to win a girl like you. To show off how awkward and quirky you were. They romanticised the idea of you.

Some men simply got frustrated with you. Not taking time to communicate— even when you were actively trying to, no matter how hard that was for you. They got embarrassed being with someone different. The way you talked, spoke or even existed was an instant giveaway.

Yet, by some miracle you’d met Simon Riley. He was the only person who didn’t treat you like an accessory or a burden. Simon spent hours listening to you, learning what you needed. Observing what you needed just based off expression and body language.