“Prison Break” star Wentworth Miller who is best known for starring in the serial drama, has revealed that he has autism.
The 49-year-old actor took to his Instagram on Tuesday and opened up about his condition on, he said received a formal diagnosis of autism a year ago, admitting that the news was “a shock but not a surprise”.
“This isn’t something I’d change,” he added.
“No. I get – got – immediately being autistic is central to who I am. To everything, I’ve achieved/articulated… I also want to say to the many (many) people who consciously or unconsciously gave me that extra bit of grace + space over the years, allowed me to move thru the world in a way that made sense to me whether or not it made sense to them… thank you (sic),” Miller wrote alongside a blank white square.
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Autism, or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), refers to a broad range of conditions categorized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech, and nonverbal communication.
Miller who is a graduate from Princeton University said, he will now be “re-examining 5 decades of lived experience thru a new lens (sic)” Miller also complained about the diagnostic process for adults, calling it “a long, flawed process in need of updating”. “I’m a middle-aged man. Not a 5-year-old,” he wrote.
The actor, who has been out since 2013, has been vocal about his struggles with mental health and how he tried to kill himself as a teenager.
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