Amy Schumer’s husband, Chris Fischer, was diagnosed with autism in 2019 — and the actress doesn’t “have a preference” whether their son, Gene, is also diagnosed in the future.“I think the statistics are pretty strong toward he will most likely have autism,” the comedian, 40, told Chelsea Handler during the Thursday, March 3, episode of the “Dear Chelsea” podcast. “Parents have different journeys with this.
Having a child with severe autism is beyond my imagination difficult. But if Gene does wind up having ASD, I’m not looking for the signs in a way that are upsetting.
I’m not hoping either way.”The New York native noted that while “most of [her] favorite people are on the spectrum,” children aren’t diagnosed with the disorder “until maybe 6 at the earliest.”The Tony nominee explained, “You can see some signs, but the diagnosis doesn’t come until later and I can say honestly, I don’t have a preference either way.
You just want your kids to be healthy and happy.”Five months after Schumer shared Fischer’s diagnosis in her Growing documentary, an Instagram troll asked the Trainwreck star how she “cope[d] with the possibility” that their little one could be on the spectrum.“How I cope?” the Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo clapped back in August 2019. “I don’t see being on the spectrum as a negative thing.
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