Everything's Gonna Be Okay star Kayla Cromer discloses she's on the autism spectrum, like her character

Variety

“I have learned to trust the journey and this event is the perfect place for me to come out publicly for the first time that I’m actually on the autism spectrum,” says the star of the upcoming Freeform comedy, in which she plays a character who is also struggling with autism. “I never thought I was even funny before playing Matilda,” Cromer adds. “But my acting coach convinced me by saying, ‘Kayla, I  think you’re capable of comedy because frankly, your quirks resemble those of Sheldon Cooper.'”