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15 Dec 2016, 1:16 am

http://thirdforcenews.org.uk/tfn-news/autistic-comedians-make-their-debut-at-scottish-parliament

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Godley, who was assisted by her daughter Janey to put on the workshops, taught the adults how to write, hone and perform their own comedy.

Each class was designed to challenge stereotypes after research found that 73% of autistic people in Scotland said that the public considers them to be anti-social, and 80% feel they are judged as being shy.


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