Adult autism diagnosis at 29 reveals comedian was masking professionally for years

What was said

"I have like girl autism, which is like quite exciting. I also think it's like a comedian thing where I mask professionally. The job is say something you've said a million times as if it's the first time you said it. But that's also like being autistic in the world."

Angelone describes receiving an autism diagnosis at age 29 after years of social difficulties including unintentionally offending people and severe childhood anxiety. Testing revealed he scores incredibly high on 'masking'—pretending not to have autism—which he connects to his comedian skills. He says women are typically better at masking, joking that he has 'girl autism,' and notes the four-year NHS waiting list drove him to seek private assessment.