Amy Schumer Opened Up About Her Husband Having Autism Spectrum Disorder

    "He says whatever is on his mind. He keeps it so real. He doesn't care about social norms or what you expect him to say or do."

    Ellie Woodward
    by Ellie Woodward

    BuzzFeed Staff

    Amy Schumer and her husband Chris Fischer have had a pretty whirlwind relationship.

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    They met and married within months of meeting each other last year, and they are now expecting their first baby together.

    However, they're also pretty private when it comes to their relationship, rarely sharing details about their lives aside from the odd Instagram post.

    But Amy has been uncharacteristically candid in discussing their relationship during her upcoming comedy special, revealing that Chris has autism spectrum disorder.

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    Amy prefaced her story by saying she was intent on "getting it right" because she loves her husband "very much." She then went on to say: "I knew from the beginning that my husband's brain was a little different than mine. My husband was diagnosed with what used to be called Asperger's. He has autism spectrum disorder. He's on the spectrum. And there were some signs early on."

    And Amy went on to say that a lot of Chris's characteristics were traits that she fell in love with at the start of their relationship.

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    She explained: "Once he was diagnosed, it dawned on me how funny it was, because of all the characteristics that make it clear that he's on the spectrum are all of the reasons that I fell madly in love with him. That's the truth. He says whatever is on his mind. He keeps it so real. He doesn't care about social norms or what you expect him to say or do."

    And their relationship seems to have gone from strength to strength ever since.

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    Amy Schumer: Growing will be available to stream on Tuesday on Netflix.

    You can read more about autism spectrum disorder here.