Prison Break Star Wentworth Miller Opens Up Autism Diagnosis, Says The News Was 'A Shock But Not A Surprise'
Wentworth Miller, best known for starring in the serial drama Prison Break, has revealed that he has autism. The 49-year-old actor opened up about his condition on Instagram
Wentworth
Miller,
best
known
for
starring
in
the
serial
drama
Prison
Break,
has
revealed
that
he
has
autism.
The
49-year-old
actor
opened
up
about
his
condition
on
Instagram
Tuesday,
said
he
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.
Autism,
or
autism
spectrum
disorder
(ASD),
refers
to
a
broad
range
of
conditions
characterised
by
challenges
with
social
skills,
repetitive
behaviors,
speech
and
nonverbal
communication
The
actor,
a
graduate
from
Princeton
University,
said
that
he
will
now
be
"re-examining
5
decades
of
lived
experience
thru
a
new
lens
(sic)".
Miller
also
criticised
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.