News about Holly Smale

Holly Smale, a 42-year-old writer, reveals how a late autism diagnosis has made her reflect about past intimate dates and marriages. "I felt broken" for the bulk of her life,' she writes. If falling in love is a part of being human a rite of passage,' I was failing. It was endearing to me in my 20s: I was a "free spirit" in my youth. My inability to couple up like a penguin in my 30s prompted eyebrows. Now, the admission that I can now count my 'boyfriends' on a single hand is a huge red flag. Huge. Because - hello! I'm the cause. It's me. It has to be, right?'

Holly Smale, a British author who was diagnosed autistic two years ago, was only aware after releasing her books about a clumsy, unpopular, and socially awkward teenager that she was writing about someone with the condition. And she believes that books, television, and films are full of undiagnosed characters whose autistic traits have gone unnoticed for decades. 'Lisa Simpson, a 41-year-old, has a narcotic sense of right and wrong, marital insecurity, no family, and a heavy focus on her interests and hobbies.'