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02 Dec 2015, 12:21 am

Kiley Lyall cover runner contest winner - Women's Running Magazine

Kiley is also epileptic and has cerebral palsy. Maybe one day we won't have these "inspiration porn" type stories but for now I'm just loving autism stereotypes bieng shattered. An autistic can be a great athlete, an autistic can be gainfully employed in a beauty salon, an autistic can win a contest.


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