For Tallulah Willis, an Instagram homage about her father, Bruce Willis, evolved into a common talk about her encounter with autism.
Tallulah, the 30- year- older daughter of the” Die Hard” celebrity and his ex- wife, actor Demi Moore, revealed over the weekend that she was diagnosed with autism next year. On Instagram, she posted a picture of her younger soul in her father’s hands as he answers questions at a reddish- floor launch. In the clip, the younger Willis runs her fingers over her husband’s mind, touching his lips.
” Tell me your]sic ] autistic without telling me your]sic ] autistic”, she captioned her throwback post.
While the Instagram video received numerous feedback expressing love for the sweet father-daughter interaction, responses from those in the autism field, including those who had their children diagnosed early and a neurodivergent condition specialist.
When an Instagram believer asked about Willis ‘ dementia diagnosis, she responded,” This is the first time I’ve ever officially shared my treatment”.
” Located out this summers and it’s changed my life”, she replied in a post, which garnered more than 1, 000 wants.
Autism , is a cerebral and developmental problem affecting how people socialize, communicate, study and behave. People who have autism go through the symptoms in different ways and fall along several tiers of the spectrum. Girls and nonbinary individuals have been , generally underdiagnosed , with autism.
In the Instagram comments, Willis ‘ girl Scout LaRue Willis, 32, commented about her daughter’s do in the picture. ” She’s stimming”, Scout LaRue said, referring to repeated motions that some people with autism may do to control their emotions.
” Dude the neck curl”, Tallulah responded. ” I wish we had stronger audio”.
Tallulah and her daughters, including Rumer Willis, have shared photos and videos of their parents amid his continued challenge with , aphasia-bruce-willis-cognitive-disorder”>aphasia , and , frontotemporal memory. The” Expendables” star, who turned 69 on Tuesday, was diagnosed with , aphasia-bruce-willis-cognitive-disorder”>aphasia , in 2022 and , frontotemporal dementia , in 2023. Since the symptoms, Bruce Willis ‘ loved ones have expressed their support for the actor and raised awareness of his condition.
In January, Moore encouraged individuals caring for loved ones with memory to , “meet them where they’re at”.
When you let go of who they’ve been, who you think they were, or who you actually thought you were, Moore said, you can then truly remain current and experience the joy and love that are present and provide for all that they are, not all that they are not.
Emma Heming, the Hollywood icon’s family, dispelled studies that Bruce Willis felt” no more pleasure” amid his health challenge. In an Instagram video slamming” bait” information, Heming said,” There is so much elegance and soulfulness in this account”.
To enjoy her father’s day on Tuesday, Heming , wrote , on Instagram,” You are the product that keeps giving”.
Tallulah responded to her write-up:” I love you so little. I love him so little! Our Pisces prince”!
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