"All I had to do was ask the question, and all you had to do was be a decent human being, and yet most industries still aren't autism accessible and autism friendly, and there is no reason for that other then people don't want to make minute small changes that don't effect anything." --Chloé Hayden

Earlier I had a 1.5hr long therapy session all about how frustrated I am with not being able to live out my dreams, I’m chronically ill and autistic and just want so much more from life. I want a job, friends, a pet, to learn how to drive… it’s so hard to stay optimistic, but this really helps 💜 Thank you for the hope

I finished Heartbreak High today and you did amazing! As someone who is also autistic I kept saying things like “That’s so me” or “That’s so relatable” even “Why does this sound familiar” you are proof that Autistic people can make it in the film industry. I myself am a aspiring actor and it gives me hope that I have a chance in the big leagues

Hey, just wanted to say I'm so proud of you!!!

Hi Chloé. As an autistic mom and mom to 2 autistic kiddos, I am so excited to watch you and the show. I’m excited for the future for my kids and the different world they are growing up in. They are still toddlers so there’s a decade before they are teens and things like your channel and this show wills help pave new paths for them. Thank you for being you!

Dear Chloé Your video made me cry. I am a 37 years old french autistic woman who got diagnosed less than a year ago. You told the industry what your needs are and it paid off. I did that why in my master's class and at my job and it worked. My difference is respected there, because it's a part of me. It's possible guys keep fighting you can get the job that's made for you.

This video actually came out at an interesting time. For my screenwriting class I recently wrote a short script about an autistic college student who gets into an argument with his ableist friend about autism. The subject of the script was supposed to be one that dealt with a provocative issue.

My niece is called Quinn and she is an absolutely awesome kid and a fire cracker in spirit :) we are never sure what to expect from her because she comes up with the best one liners hehe. I am glad she will be able to have a role model in the future. We have a few autistic family members and are proud of it.

I was diagnosed when I was 12 (I'm 19 now) and at first I didn't want to be defined by my autism at all. I hated my symptoms. I wanted to hide it. After watching Chloe's videos I realized my autism is something to be celebrated, such as how it gave me a crazily visual imagination and gave me a special interest that led to starting a business that raises money for charity. A lot of it sucks, that's true, but to me, I'd rather be autistic than neurotypical any day because of the unique strengths it gave me. Don't be afraid to be autistic. Express it. Talk about it. This is how we normalize it so kids like us in the future don't have to feel ashamed. I dream of a future where a doctor says to a parent, "Congratulations! Your kid is autistic! They will live a happy, vibrant life where all their needs are met and they are celebrated for who they are!"

I'm so excited for this show!! As soon as you announced the progress I added the show to my list! I'm so excited to see it! I'm so proud 👏 :)))

Heart stopper and now heartbreak high, this is so exciting!!!

That's definitely also my take on Autistic acting! Plus, we get to break social norms without shame or guilt. And, if we're hyper empathetic, we can just straight up feel the emotions without really having to act😂

It's so lovely to hear about the staff putting so much care and thought into making the job accessible! I think it's also kind of bittersweet, because there's no reason we can't do that everywhere. Who would have thought the key to helping people be their best was just listening to them?😆 Nice to meet you, Quinni!🤗🌸🍀

I’m Autistic and one of my aspirations is to be an actor. I want to play characters that people can relate to, because that’s what I’ve always needed. I’m 15 and I latch on to any character I can relate to in the slightest way, including those I wish I didn’t relate to (i.e. villains). I used to live to perform. It was my whole life. But then developed all these other disorders I have now. I’ll get back there one day! Look out for me on the big screen :) I feel like, if accommodated to properly, Autistics could dominate the acting industry. We spend our whole life changing our mannerisms by copying other people (masking). We are incredibly empathetic and creative, able to imagine ourselves as someone completely different. We have special interests and hyper fixations, and we would want to research and practice and ponder and work out every single crevice of our character.

I wanted to say thank you! Your videos were one of the things that got me on my journey and helped me start investigating my symptoms with my psychologist. I got an official diagnosis this month! I'm autistic. 30 years to figure it out, but here we are! Thank you for everything you do!

I just wanna say I’m so happy for you! I’m on my first year of high school and I just got diagnosed for autism, it’s been really crazy and sometimes I feel like I’m not gonna get anywhere, seeing you act and achieve your dreams make me have hope, can’t wait for the show to come out!

Quinni's empathy is lovely. 😍

im an autistic person who's been watching you for a long time, and i want to say that you're an inspiration. you're the reason i discovered im autistic. im so stoked for you! im glad i watched this video before i auditioned for the film at my school (an arts school for context), because it'll really inform me. i won't be afraid to ask for accommodations, and if the director or the teacher involved believes i should not be apart of the project, ill send them this little video and tell them that it's not impossible.

You were so goood in heartbreak high !!!! I have adhd so I appreciated seeing representation like that on tv, even though I’m not autistic I appreciate it

I’m really looking forward to Heartbreak High. Maybe it will help me process a lot of stuff I went through in school, not knowing I was autistic until my 40’s. With you in it Chloe, I know that at the very least it will be entertaining 💕🤗👏

Come all withouttie, Come all withinnie; You'll not see nothing like the Mighty Quinni

I’ve been a Heartbreak High fan since they filmed an episode outside my childhood home in Crowie back in the late 90s - so awesome that one of my favourite KZfaqrs is going to be in it as well! Can’t wait to watch the new series!

I wanted to say a huge deep felt thank you for breaking into an industry that needs us! My son is 13 and has been begging me to watch it. Yesterday we sat for six hours as our best autistic selves. My son had told me that I reminded him a bit of your character which I found interesting, and I cant tell you how seen I personally felt as a 31 year old woman. I had a terrible high school experience, but the magic and beauty and love that I had for this world, I saw it all over your soul and I cant wait for next weekend because my son and I are coming to your book signing! I had said to him 'lets go be our best autistic selves' and you are a reason why I've been able to get to this place very slowly. I hope to reach my dreams like you have, I wish I hadnt waited so long, but its so inspiring to know, we just need to try. I hate failing but I promised my son to finally create art again, and wow its damn beautiful. Thank you again and I hope we get to say hi to you :)

I'm so excited about this!!

I’m so excited! I’m very happy for you love

It's lovely that you had all these accommodations. Unfortunately as an autistic girl, I used to work as a lighting technician in the industry, for 18 months, and I've had to stop because the industry just isn't so accommodating when you're not an actor playing a main character...

Yay! Congrats Chloe!!!! I’m so excited for you! Good job 💖

I’m so excited can’t wait to see you on the show I wanna check it out I love your channel so much

I’m so happy that you are the person who gets to play a character that will represent so many people!!! You are one of the first people I heard anything positive about autism from, and it means so much to me because I identify so deeply with the experiences you and many others describe. You are so kind and genuine and so perfect for the role💛💛

well damn! came right outta nowhere but i ain't complaining! good to see you back!

I'm so excited for this show 😭💖 so happy to see you achieving your dream

I can't wait to see you on the Netflix series!! I'm so proud of you for making it this far!

Hearing your positive experience of filming makes me even more excited to see the show!

dude i feel like i comment this under every video of yours but your excitement is literally the most infectious thing ever i'm so happy for you and i can't wait for the series!!!

Omg I'm so excited for this. I'm so glad that it was such a great experience for you and i hope you get more opportunities like this, we're all so proud of you Chloe!!!

You’re a ray of sunshine literally 💗

I LOVE U, I couldn't wait to see this video😍😍 I need to know more about Heartbreak High and Quinni❤️❤️

You were so amazing in this! Sounds like the this should be a case study for everyone in every industry as to how to work with other human beings.

She's back!!!

Yaaas chloe! Happy for your good experience and I'm so proud of you for bringing real change💛 do you maybe have tips on casual acting aka masking tho? I suck at that and its making my life a little bit too hard

Chill vibes for a channel, my cousin's a voice actor (autistic as well). Good performance on Netflix as well 🙏

this just makes me so so excited to see this show! when you said about seeing yourself represented for the first time on a show, i realised that i really have never had someone that represents me. this video just brings me so much joy and excitement and hope for the future and i can't wait till heartbreak high is released!!! eeeeee

To hear you talking about the accessibility part of it and how easy they were with it and also how they make sure to hear your perspective... Just makes me so happy to hear that

i am so so happy for you, and quinni is the best, i was so happy seeing a lead character like her

You were awesome in this role! I've never felt represented this well before and I thank you sooo sooo much for this 🤍 I hope we get to see more of your acting in the future!

This is so great! I also love being behind the scenes and hope these accommodations can be made for crew as well, but I know the film industry is very competitive, demanding and fast paced

Ahhh can't wait for Heartbreak High!

Wow Chole,that's so good and awesome. I'm so proud. You give me confidence for the course I'm doing, Well done.

So happy for you!

so exciting!!!! im an autistic actor too! so happy for you & cant wait to see the show!! :D

Hello from Florida! I just finished season 1 and I'm a huge fan. I love you in the show you're amazing 😊

Hi Chloe, I only just found out about Heartbreak High and your wonderful character Quinni. I was diagnosed with Autism earlier this year and it is SOOOO great to finally have positive representation of female autism that defies previous TV and Media stereotypes. I am an aspiring actress myself and I can't begin to express how happy I am that you, being open and positive (and other wonderful adjectives!) are out there paving a way for other autistic actors and actresses to follow behind. Seeing you achieve greatness makes me feel like I can do anything if I put my mind to it. From one autistic person to another, I'd like to say that you are FABULOUS!!! And I wish you all the best🤩😍🥰😃

so proud of you gorgeous, cannot wait to binge heartbreak high when it comes out finally! also where the heck can i get that cardigan from? it's so cute and i'm in love with it (also with you in it)

So inspiring Chloe!!!! I have ASD and an emerging actor, just got my first paid gig!!! Also live in Sydney ! 😀 And I had the same shock as you how accepting people can be with my main job, burnt and stopped showing up but because I told them I had autism and had a meeting with them prior about my needs and accommodations, so they were so kind and understanding and willing to have a open accommodation and help me ease back in to work

i’m really curious to know what kind of accommodations you asked for! loved the show and loved quinni so much ❤️

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING YOU. you are actually healing society just by being you. i love you

I can’t wait for this show to come out😁. I would love to get into acting but there’s a couple things I need to sort out at home before I try anything

That's so wonderful to hear, how accommodating and accessible the set was. Progress does happen! 😊I hope it accelerates! Okay so my dream isn't acting, but I'm taking that advice about not letting anybody tell you you can't do it. I needed it.❤ In my last session, my psychologist implied I'm doomed to fail in my chosen career that I'm going back to school for. I told her about a rare 3 day partial shutdown, and how I got through it, even going to work, where even more stress piled on, without it turning into a meltdown or a full shutdown by using all the good autistic tools, like stimming, rest, sensory breaks, sensory good, using AAC, and time on interests. For me, this was a nice victory of how well I've been caring for my brain. She wildly misinterpreted the point as usual and now thinks I *won't* be able to cope because *different* (autistic) tools are effective for me than the skills she wanted to push, that she said would allow me to just tolerate sensory distress during a shutdown indefinitely. I've been down that road before; for me, that way lies disassociation. I obviously prefer Chloé's advice!!

1: I finished the show today and I absolutely love it, and you in it. You did an amazing job and I wish I’d had this show when I was a teenager and didn’t know much about neurodivergence, gender, or ultimately myself. it made me cry a lot, in a good way. even if it had existed, my mom probably wouldn’t have let me watch it, but it’s still really great seeing it now. 2: this is the second of your videos I’ve seen, and in both you make fun of yourself for almost crying, and I just wanna say, it’s okay to cry when you need to. You’re an amazing human being, even in any and all of the emotions you feel. So ultimately, 3: thank you, for your performance, and for existing.❤️

Your joy is infectious

I can't freakin wait to see it. I'm in the states so hopefully we get access to it but if not i'll buy a VPN just for you. I've been sub'd to you for a while now and i'm so happy for you and to see you get to do something you've dreamed of. We're rooting for you!!!

I legit screamed when I saw you on tv. I haven’t watched your channel in ages and when you came up on my screen I was so exited. I LOVED the way Quinni was represented, especially the way it showed so many micro aggressions and why they were wrong without specifically saying it. My brothers are autistic and I wish that they had realistic characters on tv while we were growing up. The depictions were always such extreme examples. One of my brothers was diagnosed as an adult and one as a child. The one that was diagnosed as a child was constantly asked what his special skill was. He had interests that he was super knowledgeable about, still does, but he doesn’t have a special “gift”. People then didn’t really believe him or dismissed him as an autistic person as he wasn’t the idea they had of an autistic person.

Your unique energy and fashion is sooo lovely! As an AuDHD'er im so so happy i came back to your channel. Lately ive been struggling more than ever before bc of my neurodivergency, and in middle school, discovering a vid u made really helped me want to live freely and confidently despite my differences. Ive made progress and if im half as successful and amazing as you are, it'll be a dream! Please never change Chloe🥰✨

I clicked so fast such a interesting video so proud of u

Should I go to bed? Yes. Did I stay up 21 extra minutes for this video? Maybe..

Can't wait to see it, though I might not be too excited to remember high school.

Will watch for Chloe Hayden!

My fellow AuDHD gf and I just obsessively binged Heartbreak High through to the end yesterday through recommendation of another autistic friend, and you/your character touched our hearts. I'm truly moved to see such a beautiful person portrayed on screen. Watching Quinni means a lot to me and I'm excited for teens to have a role model who's emotionally intelligent, empathetic, unabashed, femme, autistic and queer with a healthy loving support system.

I'M SO KEEN AND IMMENSELY EXCITED FOR THIS SHOW TOO!!!!!! 😁♡♡ Is long overdue finally having this accurate representation!! 😊 Ever since I first found out you're staring in this show.. To represent Autistics my heart could've burst! 💓 Especially became most excited when I saw it coming up on Netflix!! Though it hasn't permriared/ isn't streaming yet, I've being literally hanging on the edge of my seat..... Just waiting to watch it! : ) Almost every week I ask my mum about it, if it's on yet, even though she put an reminder on her phone waiting has being the hardest part ♡♡ .. Like you Chloe all my life I've never seen myself represented on screen, never could relate to female characters growing up. So am just so thrilled that we're..... Going to be finally having real, pure and authentic representation of an Autistic person WOO- HOO!!!!! Thank you for gifting us with this beautiful, amazing character!!!! 🥰😃💜 Xoxox

Happy for you Chloe. I’ll never pay for Netflix though. Hope you make it big!!!

I love this! I'm an autistic filmmaker and I got a grant to make a proof of concept for a web-series starring an autistic character. It was our goal to make a neurodivergent friendly set because it wasn't just me, but we hired a lot of neurodivergent crew. We asked people individually about their needs but also had general rules about accessibility. It was a super positive and fun set and I hadn't heard of other people doing that but hearing your experience is giving me hope to keep pushing this. This industry has been so hard for me and I'm hoping we can make a future with more neurodiverse stories!! Thank you!

Please let us know when you do another talk in Albury Wodonga. I so don't want to come across as the creepy older fan, but as someone who grew up undiagnosed until their 50's, and I'm LGBTQIA+, I absolutely adore your success. Of course I binge watched Heart Break High as I felt your characters frustrations and shutdowns deep down personally. It brought back so many memories of my schooling.

I only watched the show because you were in it and it was so good

When will Heartbreak High be out ? by the way I’m so proud of you you did it you are amazing and thank you for making these videos they make me happy 😊

I’m so SO excited for some GOOD representation for once! 😭😭

I’m also autistic too and I’m gonna be a singer a actor and a comedian

love you chloe

You're my role model Chloe 💓💓

You got me at "Maddie Ziegler, eat your heart out." Congratulations, Chloe! Looking forward to the release of Heartbreak High. I hope it's gonna be available in the Philippines.

Hi Chloe, I love your acting and character in HH. Quinni very much feels like a real person who I could run into somewhere. I am very moved by the relationship between Quinni and Darren. It seems as though they have been friends a long time and have a language between them that is a short hand. Darren seems to help Quinni in a way that is devoid of condescention. He is not patronizing or savior-ing. And Quinni retains full agency even when she is being supported by her friend. Can you share your ideas about these two characters and their relationship? Thank you! I can't wait to see season 2.

unrelated but i rly love your cardigan omg

I'm sooo happy for you I can't wait to see you in heartbreak high ur amazing and I look up too you soo much x

BREAKTHROUGH IS REAL!!!💚💚💚💚

❤❤❤ pretty cool video !!

Ayyy i'm early :) Love you Chloe

Can you do a video on knowing what your accommodations are so that you know what to ask for. I was late diagnosed last year so have been masking my entire life without knowing it. I find it really hard to work out what sets me off as even when I get to meltdown I quite often don't know what it was and will just say what someone was saying as that was the final straw.

I felt so represented by Quinni and I'm at least 10 years older than the character 😅 Also, I would love to know where you got the cardigan you're wearing? It looks amazing x

I realized after searching on Netflix that there was an older series on there too from 1999 with the same name. I was wondering why your name wasn’t listed in the cast until I noticed the 2022 series lol. This comment is so others don’t make the same mistake. There are 2 series of the same name on Netflix. Anyhow, congrats Chloe. 🎉

The moment in the series that made me tear up was when Quinni wanted her friends to take off the fake lashes because from the outside it might seem like such small, insignificant scene but to me it felt incredibly validating. Quinni's behaviour and mannerisms weren't over the top or exaggerated to fit a stereotype but were instead really relatable for me. As an autistic person who was diagnosed later in life it's sometimes very painful when people tell me that I don't look or seem that autistic and I bet a lot of people would probably say this about Quinni as well. But her character is the best representation I have ever seen! She's funny and compassionate and feels so deeply and I feel so happy that a character like her exists 💖 You did such a good job with this role, Chloe!

“I mask as a living, I might as well get paid for it” Girl ur awesome 😍😍✨✨

I don't normally use Netflix but oh boy will I be forsing my family to watch the new 2022 heart brake high for the first time they will see some kind of like myself and final understand what it is like for myself living in this world thank you for being in this Netflix show and for helping show disability in cool way

Had the same high school experience and the scars that come with it.

I actually want to be an actor so this is very helpful for me thank you as I’m autistic as well .

After the Netflix release (will it release worldwide at the same time?) it would be great if you could post a video about representation from an insider's view, maybe even interviewing scriptwriters and other people you worked with.

13:04 We did, Chloé, we did. Quinnie is top level representation. Thank you for giving life to her. 🤗

hi Chloe your so amazing

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hey Chloe how are you? do you know when heart break high will be released i love you so much please reply you have helped me so much

Can you please do a video on Anime, Manga, Visual Novels, Light Novels, Studio Ghibli, Toonami? Americans, Canadians, Chinese, French, Irish, Scottish, English, Welsh, Japanese love that kind of stuff , but I do keep hearing over and over that it is “more popular among autistics” That’s not a thing here in the Northern Hemisphere.

Hi Chloe i was just wondering, how does one go about asking for accommodations when they aren’t officially diagnosed? Or even if they are neurotypical?