
Bella Ramsey Reveals How ‘The Last Of Us’ Helped Them Discover That They Have Autism
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Ramsey said they were formally diagnosed during Season 1 of their HBO hit after an observation was made on set.
Bella Ramsey says that a relatively recent revelation has been a “freeing” experience.
“I got diagnosed with autism when I was filming season one of ‘The Last of Us,’” Ramsey, 21, explained to British Vogue in a profile published Wednesday.
The “Game of Thrones” alum confessed to the magazine that they have “always wondered” if they were neurodivergent.
Ramsey said this curiosity stemmed from a feeling that they were a “weirdo” and “loner” for the majority of their life. As a child, Ramsey said they preferred the company of adults to their peers. They also noted that they love routines, are painfully observant of other people’s nonverbal communication and experience sensory sensitivities.
Due to these qualities, Ramsey said that once they began filming Season 1 of “The Last of Us” in Canada, they had an ah-ha moment when a crewmember, who had an autistic daughter, just assumed Ramsey was autistic as well.