Barbara and Howard - Interview 45  

Barbara and Howard - Interview 45

Age at Interview: 80
Background: Barbara, a retired social worker, and her son, Howard, live together. Ethnic background/nationality: White British

Brief outline:Barbara’s son Howard, 53, was diagnosed with autism when he was in his teens. He worked at a bakery for over twenty years, then returned to university where he did an HND in computer science.

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Barbara thinks Howard is marvellous and very affectionate.

 



Barbara: Things like that, like. Oh and I say to you, “I love you,” and he will say, “Yes, I love me too.”
Howard: [laughs].
Barbara: They say there are a lot of things that autistic people can’t, or can’t do, but they can learn it. Certain things that we can do you know, you know learn automatically, it comes to you automatically, it doesn’t with autistic children, but they can learn it because you have over learnt with a lot of things that you do. You know. He is marvellous. And as I say his sense of humour, well I don’t know where that comes from. I don’t know where that comes from. It is terrific.

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