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[[Sarah Jane Smith]]'s granddaughter [[Lily (Lily)|Lily]] was '''autistic'''. This manifested in many ways, including her tendency to [[scream]] when prevented from doing something she loved, such as playing in the [[snow]], or her habit of attacking other children or simply hitting them. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lily (short story)|Lily]]'') | [[Sarah Jane Smith]]'s granddaughter [[Lily (Lily)|Lily]] was '''autistic'''. This manifested in many ways, including her tendency to [[scream]] when prevented from doing something she loved, such as playing in the [[snow]], or her habit of attacking other children or simply hitting them. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Lily (short story)|Lily]]'') [[Professor]] [[Maeve Ruthven]] likened a fearful cry during her abduction to an autistic gurgling sound. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dry Pilgrimage (novel)|Dry Pilgrimage]]'') | ||
[[Ryan Scott]], who was also autistic, would [[singing|sing]] to isolate himself from the world. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Into the Silence (novel)|Into the Silence]]'') | [[Ryan Scott]], who was also autistic, would [[singing|sing]] to isolate himself from the world. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Into the Silence (novel)|Into the Silence]]'') | ||
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[[Olivia Jennings]] thought that the [[Sixth Doctor]] might be autistic. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Curious Incident of the Doctor in the Night-Time (audio story)|The Curious Incident of the Doctor in the Night-Time]]'') | [[Olivia Jennings]] thought that the [[Sixth Doctor]] might be autistic. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Curious Incident of the Doctor in the Night-Time (audio story)|The Curious Incident of the Doctor in the Night-Time]]'') | ||
The [[Eighth Doctor]] spoke positively on many autistic children's "phenomenal" abilities to recall shapes and numbers | The [[Eighth Doctor]] spoke positively on many autistic children's "phenomenal" abilities to recall shapes and numbers. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Fear Itself (novel)|Fear Itself]]'') Likewise, a young [[Bernice Summerfield]] likened her friend [[Eutemio]]'s great enthusiasm for [[Aeroplane|plane technology]] to "high-functioning autism on [[Amphetamine|amphetamines]]." She suspected that his possible autism made him a good archaeologist for her team. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Bernice Summerfield and the Library of Books (short story)|Bernice Summerfield and the Library of Books]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
