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Prison Break star Wentworth Miller was diagnosed with autism during the coronavirus pandemic, and took to social media to open up about this to his fans.
"I don’t know enough about autism. (There’s a lot to know)," he wrote. "Right now my work looks like evolving my understanding. Re-examining five decades of lived experience through a new lens."
To that end, he said he planned to turn to the autistic community for knowledge, and hoped to platform the community's voice. "The autistic community (this I do know) has historically been talked over. Spoken for. I don’t wish to do additional harm. Only to raise my hand, say, 'I am here. [I] have been (w/o realising it)'."
Notably, the actor also commented on how difficult it had been to receive a diagnosis, partly due to being an adult rather than a child. "This fall marks 1 year since I received my informal autism diagnosis. Preceded by a self-diagnosis. Followed by a formal diagnosis," he said. "It was a long, flawed process in need of updating. IMO. I’m a middle-aged man. Not a 5-year-old."
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