Rae’s Interview

J

– So what disabilities do you have?

R- So I am autistic.

J – How long have you been diagnosed for?

R- By the time this project is done, I will have an official like on the record diagnosis that’s actually coming this week, but I had a meeting with a psychologist back in November last year who said that if I didn’t want to pursue the formal written stuff that she would class me as autistic anyway, so not for very long.

J- Ok, what does representation mean to you?

R- Not necessarily following the stereotypes, I guess. It would mean a lot as someone who didn’t know for a really long time. I spent a lot of the time thinking stereotypes are true, even though they manifest in different ways for everyone. I feel like seeing a late diagnosis or even just a diagnosis in a woman and not people comparing us to Luna Lovegood would be a nice one. I feel like a lot of autistic women cling to Luna cause she’s really all we have and it’s just, it’s obviously not intentional.

J

- What are your hobbies or things you like to do?

R - Being an actor, I just like the singing and dancing and performing, I guess has always been like my main hobby, since I was really, really tiny but now that I’m trying to make a career out of it