Having performed professionally now since they were 13 years-old, acting has become second-nature to the still relatively young talent, Bella Ramsey. Now co-lead of the hit HBO series “The Last of Us,” Ramsey has gotten more opportunities to hone their craft and in doing so, has only gotten to learn more about themself. In wake of the show’s success and their own rise to stardom, they were able to come out as non-binary. And now, ahead of the show’s Season 2 premiering next month, they’ve discussed the impact of being “diagnosed with autism” during the shooting of Season 1.

Speaking in an interview in British Vogue, Ramsey shared that a crew member with an autistic daughter noticed certain habits they were exhibiting that related to sensory issues and hyperawareness common with the diagnosis. Now that Ramsey has had formal assessments and knows more about their own neurodivergence, they have been able to embrace it wholeheartedly,...