Paige layle

Paige Hennekam (born: )https://twitter.com/paigehennekam/status/1024645929452888067https://www.tiktok.com/@paigelayle?la=, better known online as Paige Layle, is a Canadian YouTuber who makes videos about autism. She is known for her content on TikTok.
==Personal life==
Paige lives in Ontario, Canada. Paige is pansexual.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2wcesciS20&t=698s
Paige has an ,https://twitter.com/paigehennekam/status/1373281722326990850 and experienced as a child. She has described herself as a genius.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcP2rnLvfyE&t=229s
Paige was diagnosed with autism at 15 years old, when she was hospitalized after suggesting that she might attempt suicide.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxGwuyWwVGg&t=244s She was also diagnosed with anxiety, depression, and OCD.https://www.buzzfeed.com/daniellaemanuel/girl-tiktok-autism They have ADHD.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcP2rnLvfyE&t=530s In total, Paige has seven neurological diagnoses.https://www.womenshealth.com.au/tiktok-autism-awareness The psychologist who diagnosed Paige said that she was “like but smarter”.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxGwuyWwVGg&t=748s
Paige majored in ,https://twitter.com/paigehennekam/status/1337516273773793286 but dropped out of university for mental health reasons.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7M5IrXknvw They were an eyelash and eyebrow technician for around four months before starting TikTok.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28sZEX3YWjM&t=135s Paige is a trained actor,https://www.cbc.ca/kidsnews/post/watch-young-actors-with-autism-respond-to-sias-movie-music and started acting professionally at the age of ten.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28sZEX3YWjM&t=250s
They have a German Shepherd named Macey, who they originally got as a service dog,https://www.instagram.com/p/CIn7K4qJ0Vs/ and a kitten.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y3_L459TEM Paige is a vegan.https://twitter.com/paigehennekam/status/1137421754975117312
Paige has a special interest in crystals.https://www.tiktok.com/@paigelayle/video/6952501937929473286?la=&is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1
==Autism advocacy==
Paige has stated that “[their] autism advocacy isn’t to accept all autistic people’s thoughts and ideas, it’s to be actively anti-ableist. this makes people uncomfortable, and [they’re] okay with that.”
===TikTok===
Paige originally downloaded TikTok “as a joke”.https://www.teenvogue.com/story/tiktok-creators-paige-layle-autism They started using TikTok to educate people about autism after a TikTok trend made fun of autistic people. She posted a four part series on the subject.https://www.buzzfeed.com/daniellaemanuel/girl-tiktok-autism The first part has over 8 million views.https://www.tiktok.com/@paigelayle/video/6800736555548937477 The other three each have over one million views.https://www.tiktok.com/@paigelayle/video/6800740036011625734https://www.tiktok.com/@paigelayle/video/6800788906259287301https://www.tiktok.com/@paigelayle/video/6800796692850543877
===Color The Spectrum response===
Paige encouraged their followers to boycott Color The Spectrum.https://7news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/celeb-support-for-curing-autism-fundraiser-slammed-as-ableist-c-2687602 In protest, she planned to participate in a Twitch livestream for April 30, 2021, to raise money for the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN). It was to be hosted on Beck Spectrum’s Twitch channel.https://www.thethings.com/tiktok-star-page-layle-plans-livestream-fundraiser-for-asan-to-protest-jimmy-kimmels-next-for-autism-fundraiser/ However, the livestream was cancelled due to ASAN plagiarising work from an indigenous creator.https://www.instagram.com/tv/COJX365nvwp/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
==References==
Category:Vlogging YouTubers
Category:Canadian YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2015
Category:LGBT YouTubers