Amy Schumer Reveals Why She Spoke Out About Husband's Autism Spectrum Diagnosis

Amy Schumer reveals in her brand new Netflix comedy special that her husband, Chris Fischer, was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

Now, Amy, who is pregnant with the couple’s first child, is speaking out about why she revealed this information.

“That’s why we both wanted to talk about it because it’s been totally positive. I think a lot of people resist getting diagnosed, even some of their children, because of the stigma that comes along with it, but you’re not just diagnosed and they throw you out,” Amy said on Late Night with Seth Meyers on Wednesday (March 20). “Hopefully, if you can get help—the tools that we’ve been given have made his life so much better and our marriage and our life more manageable—and so I just wanted to encourage people to not be afraid of that stigma.”

“I think there are a lot of people with autism who go undiagnosed when I think their life could be better if they got those tools. [Chris’] life and his trajectory that’s not like everybody on the spectrum, but that’s our story. He’s an amazing guy. I don’t want to make it sound like, ‘I’m so nice that I married someone with autism,’” she added. “I fell in love with him I wouldn’t trade him in for anybody.”