American English > the Queen’s English
I once had a friend from the UK.
He was telling me about an “awtistic” person.
That is how he pronounced it, not me.
So I says, “Did you say ‘artistic’ or ‘autistic’”?
He says back to me, “yeah, ‘awtistic’, you know..someone who is highly focused, very creative, and has difficulty with social norms.”
I no longer have a friend from the UK.