Amanda Seales Clarifies She’s Not Been Clinically Diagnosed With Autism by a Doctor [Video]

Amanda Seales‘ viral Club Shay Shay interview has had the internet talking since it aired Wednesday.

During the sitdown, the former ‘Insecure’ star delved into numerous facets of her life and profession, from her early days as a toddler actor to her present experiences in Hollywood. She additionally mentioned her experiences within the leisure trade and addressed points with ex-Insecure castmates Issa Rae and Sarunas Jackson.

One other revelation Seales made was that she was identified with autism.

“I was recently diagnosed as someone who has autism spectrum disorder, which is very difficult to identify in Black women because of racism,” Seales mentioned, later including, “What it typically means is that your brain functions in a different way, so you’re neurodivergent. And you also have certain tendencies that are considered outside of the neurotypical way of things.”

Nonetheless, in a subsequent Instagram Stay session, Seales clarified her earlier feedback concerning her autism standing. Responding to a viewer’s query, she acknowledged, “No I have not been clinically diagnosed by a doctor,” she mentioned whereas responded to a viewer’s inquiry. “Because I’m not paying $10,000 to do that. And most people will tell you that at this age you don’t need a clinical diagnosis in that sense.”

Seales additional commented on the broader implications of her self-diagnosis, noting how, within the U.S., there’s a tendency to “only consider something in one kind of way,” promising to elaborate extra on what she meant by her preliminary assertion.