![]() ![]() ![]() This constant act takes a toll on their well-being. Instead, they pour most of their energy into their 'strange hobby.' When they are around people, they are forced to assume a fake persona (in autistic circles, this is called 'masking') where they have to pretend to be normal people. "If you look at a typical superhero, they spend a lot of time alone and have a hard time forming meaningful relationships. But it's not powers that make superheroes so similar to people with autism. "A lot of autistic people don't like it when autism is compared to a superpower," said Horne, "because for many of them, it's not. Horne, who also has autism, made the decision to write the book after noticing parallels between superheroes and autistic people that have always been there. A new superhero was unveiled to the public today with the marketing push for a new young adult novel, Advent 9, by author T. ![]()
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