Comedy is Autistic

Parallels in Gadsby’s and Brady’s lives, including struggles with misdiagnosis, gender-based violence, homophobia, and ableism.

How both found comedy as a survival mechanism and a path to success at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

The comedians’ raw honesty about employment struggles, homelessness, and disordered eating—often hidden parts of the autistic experience.

Comedy as both a masking strategy and a tool for truth-telling.

Differences between autistic meltdowns vs. shutdowns, explained through their lived stories.

Why their memoirs are must-reads for anyone seeking neurodiversity-affirming representation.

How Gadsby and Brady reclaim their narratives through radical self-acceptance and creative expression.