‘STOP COMPARING ME TO RAINMAN’ MAN REVEALS FIVE THINGS YOU SHOULD NEVER SAY TO AN AUTISTIC PERSON – What would you add?

 

An autistic man has pleaded with strangers to ‘stop comparing me to Rain Man’ as he reveals five things you should never say to someone with the condition.

Andy Burns, 26, has taken to YouTube with a list of misconceptions people have about his disorder, including thinking he can’t understand social interactions.

He says he has even been accused of lying about having the condition because he doesn’t “look autistic”.

The young man, from Newcastle, says: “Myself and many other people constantly have our diagnosis’ questioned based on two minute conversations.

“Not all autistics are like Dustin Hoffman’s Raymond from Rain Man – I get this comparison often and it’s not an accurate reflection of me and other autistics.

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