Overview
- Funches wrote on Instagram that “the internet told me I was autistic and was right,” thanking The Traitors for prompting self-discovery through what he called “some type of cruel trauma.”
- He previously told fans on Threads that feeling misunderstood on the series led him to start the diagnostic process and that he won’t feel comfortable calling himself autistic until that process is complete.
- The comedian urged compassion for reality contestants, telling followers to be kind because viewers cannot know what participants are dealing with.
- Coverage notes he was frequently suspected and isolated during Season 4, including tense exchanges with castmates, which he says contributed to feeling misread.
- Funches has long discussed autism through his family, as his son Malcolm was diagnosed at age 2 and has been central to his past advocacy.