Demi Moore and Bruce Willis’ youngest daughter, Tallulah, was diagnosed with autism in 2023.
Tallulah’s older sister Rumer gave a speech at the Autism Speaks Gala, praising the girl’s confidence and self-knowledge.
“From the very beginning, she stood out — not only for her creativity, which was wild and limitless, but also for the way she seemed to exist on a slightly different frequency than the rest of us,” Rumer was quoted as saying by People magazine . “While other kids were coloring in the lines, she was busy inventing her own worlds.”
Rumer explained that Tallulah experiences the world around her differently: “Things that most people never think about—textures, noises, crowded rooms—can seem like insurmountable obstacles.”
Talulah had been seeing therapists since she was a child, but it hadn’t helped. “When she finally got the diagnosis, it wasn’t so much a revelation as it was a homecoming,” Rumer said.
“It gave her permission to be who she is without apology or explanation <…> It’s like watching someone finally exhale after holding their breath for years,” Rumer concluded.
