Amy Schumer thinks autism is her husband's "superpower". The 'Trainwreck' star's spouse, Chris Fischer, was diagnosed with the condition - which can affect communication, self-regulation, and social skills - after they married in 2018 and the 40-year-old comic thinks it has made him even more "incredible".
She said: "My favourite people are on the spectrum. They just have different brain chemistry and they're incredible people. " She hailed Chris - with whom she has two-year-old son Gene - as the "best partner ever" and described his diagnosis as like "getting a superpower".
And she joked there are some advantages to people being aware of his condition. She said: "All of his behaviour is kind of excused now.
If someone's telling a long, boring story, he will straight up just walk away. He'll just wander away, and I'm just still stuck there. " But Amy admitted people don't always understand what being autistic means.
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