Overview

• Jones, 25, disclosed in June on Instagram that she was recently diagnosed as autistic after long-standing struggles she had kept quiet.
• She said she saw an autism evaluator and received a formal confirmation of the diagnosis.
• Her essay, The Quiet Effort: Neurodivergence Through My Lens, describes overwhelm, sensory sensitivity, masking and burnout.
• She noted that women are frequently diagnosed later in life due to learned masking and mirroring.
• Her mother, Iman, marked her August 15 birthday with a proud tribute, and coverage referenced the Mayo Clinic’s definition of autism.