Header Ads Widget

Former 'Prison Break' star Wentworth Miller reveals he has autism

 Former "Prison Break" star Wentworth Miller took to Instagram to reveal he'd been diagnosed as autistic last year.Preceded by a self-diagnosis. Followed by a formal diagnosis," the 49-year-old actor said, calling it "a shock. But not a surprise.





Miller, however, said he has much to learn about the disorder. "There is a now-familiar cultural narrative...that goes, 'Public figure shares A, B and C publicly, dedicates platform to D, E and F,'" he wrote.


He continued, "[T]hat's not necessarily what's going to happen here....Right now my work looks like evolving my understanding. Re-examining 5 decades of lived experience thru a new lens. That will take time."


Fearing "the risk of suddenly being a loud, ill-informed voice in the room," Miller said, "the #autistic community (this I do know) has historically been talked over. Spoken for. I don't wish to do additional harm."Miller said he wouldn't change his diagnosis, realizing "being autistic is central to who I am. To everything I've achieved/articulated."


"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," he said, adding, "And to those who made a different choice... well. People will reveal themselves."


Miller came out as gay in 2013 and later revealed he'd been suicidal as a teen. In 2019, he announced that he would not return to a "Prison Break" reboot and that he was "done" playing straight characters. This season, he reprised his role on "Law & Order: SVU" as Assistant District Attorney Isaiah Holmes, in an episode that revealed the character had been bullied because of his sexuality.


Post a Comment

0 Comments