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The Viall Files

E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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My song I like to sing the most is Part of Your World from The Little Mermaid. Oh, yeah. I sing the original one and the new one.

The Viall Files

E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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Halle Bailey's version. She goes a little higher, and I got to go to that premiere.

The Viall Files

E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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Yeah, he was like 12. He was misunderstood. He was. I think he was like in his late teens, early 20s.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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I don't know, because she fell in love with Shrek. Oh, see, that's not fair. Because the prince was allegedly rude. Shrek sinkhole slammer. Tell them what that is. DreamWorks Water Park is a water park. It's in the American Dream Mall in Newark, New Jersey.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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i do okay what's your favorite part about just talking about you guys being on tv your story what is your favorite thing to discuss when you my favorite thing to discuss is what my life has been like okay what has it been like my life um i have a daily routine like i warm up my voice every day um i walk my dog and i'm even on zoom calls right now and what is that like for you Zoom calls.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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Now, but you remember when you didn't know how to do a Zoom call? I didn't know how to do a Zoom call at first until now.

The Viall Files

E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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It was during the pandemic. I had to do it on the computer, not in person.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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Find it more challenging to do it in person because sometimes we get slow internet technical difficulties.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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Our favorite thing we do about when we help each other out, we go over if we ever need a break. David needs to go on his phone and do his everyday game, and I need to go on my phone and do Candy Crush.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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You know the answer. 30th anniversary of Lion King. Yeah. 30th anniversary. Of course. Fine. 30th anniversary. Of course. Of course.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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Wow. That's what we're going to do for our fourth year anniversary. Go to the Roaring Snore.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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I have to tell you something. Okay. Do they have... I wonder if they have octopus at Island's. I can get octopus.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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I want to get octopus somewhere. Okay. We gotta find some octopus.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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I have eaten some slimy foods like escargot, octopus. You're adventurous. What did you eat in Mexico? Cricket.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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When I was little, my mom and I went to a woman's house. Her son was on the spectrum. She had a son with autism. And she had these chili peppers on the wall. I picked one up, put it in my mouth, and I ran around the house screaming. My mouth was on fire. Oh, my gosh.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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I think in categories, I put good things with good things and bad things with bad things. What do you have, David?

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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And you know what? I played the old dial-up internet sound with the phone number, and David said the colors of the numbers.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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I put all the good things together and all the bad things together. Like I put all the things I like go in one category and all the things I don't like go in another category.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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That's just how, that's just the way I am. Everyone is different. That's how you learn language. Yeah. But not everyone thinks that way. Everyone is different. That's part of your autism, right?

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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Ursula watching kid shows. Because of her, she acts like a child because of her behavior. Okay. Because of the behavior. And Ariel watches shows for teenagers and adults because she acts more mature.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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I worry about things in life that if the world's gonna, Earth is gonna blow up.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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Yeah, I could sing before I could talk. Really? I started music therapy at three years old.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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I don't like the Disney villains. I like the Disney princesses more because they're more girly-ish. And the villains are more boyish.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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Yeah, I used to identify with Ariel because Ariel felt isolated and alone. Just like how I wanted to be a typical kid, Ariel wanted to be a human. And when she became human, she couldn't talk. That's how I felt.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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With my fans. I used to feel isolated and alone as a kid. Okay. And I always wanted to be a grown woman because I knew this would happen.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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Accepted, like Cinderella at the ball. You feel seen, right? I feel seen and accepted.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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Oh, yes. And I feel more, I can do a lot more things. But not everything. No one can do everything. That's true.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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Oh, David doesn't want to. But I'm scared to go in space, because this is my first time.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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And then what do you do, Abby? Go to water parks because I used to be afraid of the water and I felt very jealous. But how big is the one you like? Very tall. It's like 14 stories high. How did you get over that fear? But it was scary at first and I was like, oh!

The Viall Files

E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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By doing it more times. And you know what? My brother Ben did it and he was terrified.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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Because I thought I would probably drown if I couldn't swim, but I figured it out my own.

The Viall Files

E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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I used to be afraid of the water because of my autism. And I got very, very jealous of other girls. Like I had a girl living next door and I was very jealous of her swimming. So I would call her a mermaid.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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17, I learned how to swim. How? Now, Jenny Farrell taught me. Oh, thank you, Jenny.

The Viall Files

E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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Yes, that makes sense. I've always wanted to be a mermaid. How cool. That's why I've always loved mermaids, because I really wanted to be one. And besides, they couldn't talk, and that's how I felt. Both of those reasons. Do you think it's both reasons? You tell me. I think it's both.

The Viall Files

E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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I learned to have conversations. I have more language as a grown woman. And as a little kid, I was life was the hardest. Like life when I was two and three, life was the hardest.

The Viall Files

E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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Because I had echolalia and I put everything in my mouth, including rabbit poop. My daughter does that too. I put rabbit poop in my mouth.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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We cannot guarantee your safety. She's putting everything in her mouth.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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And my mom's older brother, Uncle David, had sensory integration dysfunction. He put sawdust in his mouth.

The Viall Files

E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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I would physically copy typical kids. I would copy them, girls especially. Like whenever a typical kid would sneeze, I would sneeze. I also would call typical girls like Ariel or Lava Girl. And what did you say? You said you felt like my brain wouldn't do what I was telling it to do. That must have been really frustrating.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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And also, one of my songs I wrote is called Girl Inside. It's about how autism feels like there's a person living inside me and she was afraid of the water, not me.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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It's not me. I'm aware of you now. It's not me. I'll close my eyes and breathe. It's not me. Every exhale I know you'll leave. We might fight, but you're all of me. We must love each other to be free. That's beautiful.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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And I used to also say that mermaids eat ice cream when I was growing up. I bet they wanted to. Is that a category? Yeah, also. And also people who don't know how to swim are on a gluten-free diet. That's another category. Because when I couldn't, didn't know how to swim, I was on that diet. Right, right.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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Bubbles is also the name of a character from Finding Nemo. That's what I said.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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So like, they're all like miracles. I wonder if since Ben has ADHD, should he join Epic? Yeah. Well, that's a whole different topic, Abs. I'm sorry. What's Epic? Epic is a theater program for neurodivergent people, and I have a big cabaret on the 30th, and two days is the big cabaret.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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You said, when I'm singing, my autism goes away and I feel more like an average person. And then what happens? Comes back once I'm done.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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My favorite thing about David is that he's very kind and patient with me. He makes my stuffed animals talk and he covers my ears when there's a certain noise I don't like.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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I used to say, I wish I had Asperger's and I wish I had brown eyes. That's all kind of jealousy and sadness, right? Yeah, because you know why I wanted brown eyes? Because they're the most common eye color. You wanted to feel accepted. You wanted to fit in.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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that there are many different levels of autism. The kind of autism I have is a communication disorder, which means I had a speech delay. And I'm sure people, there are some people with autism who have no speech delay, perfect language. That's what I've always wanted. But now as an adult, I feel more like

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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asperger's more as a grown-up well i felt more um asperger's more like a teen but more typical as an adult to me in my case and you're saying that because you felt like you could have conversations with people in ways that you couldn't before yes but like when i was a teen life wasn't Easy or hard? It was medium.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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It was medium. Was it in the middle? What do you think? I think it was in the middle.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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Um, like whenever, I don't know, because they have better language.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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And I used to call typical girls mermaids. Okay. Because mermaids felt isolated and alone.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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Sadly, like when Ben and Mary are having a conversation. How do you feel? Left out. Because why? Because I feel, because it feels like I'm in my own world in La La Land.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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I don't know. Like if I see Mary taking care of herself, I pretend to take care of herself.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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It's like that movie Inside Out when anxiety took over joy. Have you seen Inside Out 2? No.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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Do you love your blue eyes now? Yes, they are a blessing in disguise. But if they're brown and blue mixed together, I call them hazel eyes. Like the Kelly Clarkson song. Just like the Kelly Clarkson song.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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And also, can I tell her about the gesture from childhood and explain it? If you want to, if they're interested.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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And Riley says, I'm a good person. And Riley says, I'm not good enough. And we see all of Riley's memories from when she was younger. There were these new emotions. She had to put the new emotions away. She had to push them away.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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Joy. That's the new one. Sadness, anger, disgust, and fear. Those are the main characters.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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I also would call it the dog. I'd call it nuzzle. Yeah, because you'd be mad at the dog.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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I call the dog barking nuzzle, and I call a cat hissing at me sizzle. Who are they from? The Puzzle Place. But they're puppets.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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You know what? Every time I hear a dog bark, I'm going to have to tell the dog, I'm calling Cruella de Vil.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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And speaking of Cruella de Vil, Mary, my cousin, was dressed up as Cruella de Vil one year on Halloween during COVID.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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Moorpark Zoo. And guess what? I have to tell you something. I know it's going to be a little inappropriate.

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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speaking of that word there's this funny scene in the simpsons movie where bart simpson was skateboarding naked and there was this restaurant this guy was eating french fries and he says boys before we eat don't forget to thank the lord for this bountiful penis

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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What was his name? Baby Oliver. What would you say if I saw a white... There was a white Persian cat in my backyard. This is where I'd be like... And what would you say during when I'm walking my dog and there's a King Charles Spaniel?

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E930 - Love On The Spectrum’s Abbey & David, Karen Read, Battle Camp Host, The Valley & Clayton Vindicated

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There was a King Charles Spaniel and an underdog played by Amy Adams. Oh, really? Yeah.