Rachel Fontaine was a teen idol and then disappeared from the spotlight. The actress is back in the spotlight to highlight the disorder she lives with on a daily basis: invisible autism.
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April is Autism Month. The actress Rachel Fontaine reprises her character of Maria Lopez from the cult series Radio Enfer, the time of seven capsules that can be seen on the Internet. She reveals her diagnosis of high-functioning autism of the invisible type (Asperger’s) and humorously lets people know about the disorder she lives with on a daily basis. The idea came to her while working with her ex-husband, director Daniel Roby. “We were together for 20 years. We are working on a documentary about autism that will be released in about a year and will be called Les Invisibles. In the meantime, there are several projects I’ve been trying to push forward to shed light on invisible autistics. Including the capsules that we can see at the moment. “Mary appeared to me. She is a free electron. She is who she is, she doesn’t care, and she kicks and opens doors. I thought if I could just have her with me to help uncover my reality, that would be so awesome!” For this worthy cause, Radio Enfer’s production has released the rights to the character. “I will forever be grateful to have received this gift, which I am sure will help many people, including women, who are difficult to diagnose properly.”
A NAME WHAT SHE LIVES
His diagnosis was a long time coming. “I was born autistic and grew to be invisible. But we knew very little about it when I was a kid. My parents took me to a pediatrician and he said, “She’s late, she’s special.” He didn’t know what I had.” It wasn’t until she was 40 that Rachel was able to name her reality. “I’ve experienced a lot of psychological exhaustion in my life, I was almost 40 years old. I had to find an answer to what I had “Because I was so mentally drained that my brain wasn’t working well. All my senses were mixed. And it was a series of small miracles that got me on the right track.” left side out of balance. While researching this, Rachel came across an article about invisible autism. She recognized herself. Then she came across an interview with Louis T at Tout le monde en parle. So she did a test, then she consulted, and she finally knew what she lived with on a daily basis.
A DIFFICULT TIME
It was this disorder that flattened her career as an actress. People with autism are often very responsive to medication. “While I was filming on Radio Enfer, I was taking a drug given to women. At some point Maria became very thin. I’ve lost a lot of weight. I was surrounded. My physical health was badly affected! Luckily I knew Maria very well because I had great difficulty concentrating. By the end of Season 6, my tongue was on the floor. I lived years of hardship.
CASTING DIRECTOR
After her acting career, Rachel became a casting director. “My ex-husband was doing his first film, White Skin, and he didn’t have the budget to afford a casting director, so I said to him, ‘I’ll do it.’ Then I continued.” Today she devotes herself entirely to the cause
Shedding light on invisible autism.
MOTHER OF A TEENAGE
Rachel Fontaine is fine now. “I reorganized my life.” She is the mother of a 12-year-old boy, Elliott. “When you become a mother, you realize that you are no longer the priority,” she notes. I made a pact with my son to always be transparent with him. He knows his mother isn’t Wonder Woman. I tell him about my condition. Sometimes I get scared and need to withdraw. I tell him, “I’ll take a nap and then we’ll play basketball.” He met his mother and we respect each other. It develops a beautiful humanity in him.”
To learn more about invisible autism, Rachel Fontaine invites us to visit the website autisminvisible.com.