Bella Ramsey on being diagnosed as autistic while filming The Last of Us

They/them pronouns can make articles confusing as hell to read.

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She’s 21.

At some point, if you’ve gotten this far in life being a successful actress etc, why even get screened?

It doesn't add any value other than virtue points.

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This is ridiculous and shows you know nothing about people on the spectrum.

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This is ridiculous and shows you know nothing about people on the spectrum.

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Buncha panty twisters in this thread. I guess I touched the holy grail asking a question.

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This. I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was a little boy. I stopped taking medication for it 20 years ago. My sister (no pics) was diagnosed with ADHD in her mid-20s and thought all of social media should know. She even joined Facebook groups dedicated to the subject and referred to it as a "disability."

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That's exactly my point.

At that point, be an adult and keep that shite on lockdown. Don't make excuses for yourself, everyone sees through it.

The whole "non-binary" crap is largely just autism.

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They/them pronouns

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Well the autism explains that. A high number of females that are "trans" and "non-binary" are on the spectrum.

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Is this in general, or are you saying that's what she's doing? I'm not getting that from the article.

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Both I guess

The fact the article exists In the first place implies this information was meant to be public for some purpose.

If I was her, I wouldn't have wanted that out at this point.

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Calm down Nancy. I'm not dissing autism or autistic people. I'm simply asking an obvious question.

If I had graduated college and had become one of the most successful engineers in the world and had a great life...I’m not particularly going to care where I fall on the spectrum. And if I did discover it, I wouldn't put it on blast. It would obviously be working for me at that point. So what value would screening and letting everyone know bring?

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while i don't think you said it in the most eloquent way, I understand what you meant.

growing up i was an all over the place kid, made good grades, but lost focus quickly. made it through college and HS fine.

after a couple of years of work, my reviews were always that i did a good job but had severe ADD/ADHHD. in my 30s, people would make jokes about my 'tism.

honestly, i have a lot of weird little ticks. if somebody tells me something i think is wrong, i will feverishly look up the answer and prove i'm correct. if i feel i'm being ignored or talked over in in a conversation i'll interrupt pretty heavily. if i'm in the office or at home and i decide to go do something, you can almost be guaranteed i will find something else to do and get off task and half the time.

most of those are things i adjust for and have learned behavior to overcome, but i'm 40, at this point i don't see sense in going and getting myself tested. i'm sure i'd benefit from finding out where i'm at on the spectrum, but for now, I'm fine.