“Oh this isn’t something I’d change.
I get got immediately being autistic is central to who I am.
To everything I’ve achieved/articulated,” Miller wrote.
He also said he was the one who originally diagnosed himself with autism before getting an official diagnosis.
He also pointed out that he knows an adult autism diagnosis is not something that’s easy to get.
As of 2020,CNNreports that about 2.2% of Americans have ASD.
Miller wrote, “It was a long, flawed process in need of updating.
I’m a middle-aged man.
Let’s just say it was a shock.
But not a surprise …
I don’t know enough about autism.
(There’s a lot to know.)
Right now my work looks like evolving my understanding.
Re-examining 5 decades of lived experience thru (sic) a new lens.
That will take time.”
The actor also showed his respect for the large and diverse autism community.
The #autistic community (this I do know) has historically been talked over.
I don’t wish to do additional harm.
Only to raise my hand, say, ‘I am here.
Have been (w/o realizing it).'"
