Tallulah Willis‘ autism diagnosis gave her a “level of validation”.
Tallulah Willis has opened up about her autism diagnosis
The 30-year-old actress was diagnosed with the neurological and developmental disorder in 2023, and Tallulah actually felt relieved to learn that “these things are not just in [her] head”.
Speaking to PEOPLE, she shared: “That there’s not a feeling of, ‘Oh, I need to be less.’ Because there’s a sensation of, ‘I’m safe being who I am. I just require a different set of tools to navigate.'”
Tallulah actually looks at her autism as a “superpower”.
She added: “I feel very fortunate. And with that comes my responsibility and my desire to continue to create awareness and advocacy, particularly on females getting late-in-life diagnoses.”
Tallulah was diagnosed with autism last year, and the actress subsequently admitted that the diagnosis “changed [her] life”.
Tallulah – who is the daughter of movie stars Bruce Willis and Demi Moore – shared a throwback video on Instagram from when she was a child, in which the ‘Die Hard’ actor had her in his arms while being interviewed. And as Bruce – who has now retired because he is battling FTD, a form of dementia – was speaking, his daughter rubbed his head and played with his ear.
She captioned her post: “Tell me you’re autistic without telling me you’re autistic [cry laughing emoji] (sic)”
In the comments, a follower praised Tallulah for her candidness and asked if she was diagnosed as a child.
Tallulah – who previously battled anorexia – replied: “Actually this is the first time I’ve ever publicly shared my diagnosis. Found out this summer and it’s changed my life. (sic)”
Meanwhile, in another comment to a fan, Tallulah referred to herself as “neurospicy”.
