“People who are not autistic tell themselves stories. They fill in the gaps of the people they meet, often with information that isn’t correct. It’s why they like horror so much. It’s why they get so easily scared. They see a ghost and the ghost doesn’t need to do a thing. They will complete the story, they will scare themselves.”

“People who are not autistic tell themselves stories. They fill in the gaps of the people they meet, often with information that isn’t correct. It’s why they like horror so much. It’s why they get so easily scared. They see a ghost and the ghost doesn’t need to do a thing. They will complete the story, they will scare themselves.”

— Elle McNicoll