Jerry Seinfeld does not have autism. Does that mean the actor is cured?
The 60-year-old comedian made headlines earlier this month after saying that he believed he was on autistic spectrum, during an interview with NBC Nightly News. Now, Seinfeld is backtracking on his pervious comments, saying that he's not autistic, but he can relate to someone who does have the disorder.
"I don't have autism, I'm not on the spectrum," Seinfeld told Billy Bush during an interview with Access Hollywood this week. "I just was watching this play about it and thought, 'Why am I related to it on some level?' That is all I was saying."
In a pervious interview with Brian Williams on "NBC Nightly News," the "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee" star said he thought his was on autistic spectrum when talking about being a comedian in the entertainment industry.
"I think, on a very drawn-out scale, I think I'm on the spectrum," he shared. You're never paying attention to the right things. Basic social engagement is really a struggle. I'm very literal."
He added, "When people talk to me and they use expressions, I don't know what they're saying, but I don't think of it as dysfunctional. I just think of it as an alternate mindset."
During the interview, Seinfeld said the inability to carry on conversations with other people it a trait found in many comedians.
"All the comedians that we've had on Comedians in Cars, usually at some point in the show... I ask them, 'Do you have trouble talking to just regular people?' And they always say 'yes,' " he said. "Comedians never talk about normal things. They don't talk about the weather and how you're doing. They're always talking about something weird."
