So this autistic teenager of brilliance (in many ways) SAW me. I can’t even…
Last night I performed with a few actors at a Planned Parenthood fundraiser reading real stories from clinic patients. One of the actors had an amazing wife and daughter. As soon as I saw her I knew she was different…the way she smiled and wittily engaged but looked away. We had fun talking and after a bit she said, “Do you have ADHD?” Ha ha! I was like, “Yes, I dooooo!” She told me she was autistic and studying psychology and she didn’t mean to call me out in a bad way. I said, no, it is great! You nailed it! She said something about herself and then “being annoying.” I said, “I reject anyone saying I am annoying! If they do, it is because they are so boring!” I didn’t want her to do that to herself. Plus, she was fucking brilliant!