Alyson Stoner details the highs and lows of their life and career in their newly released memoir, titled Semi-Well-Adjusted Despite Literally Everything, released on Tuesday, August 12. Following a childhood in Ohio, Stoner relocated to California during their early years in the hopes of jumpstarting a lucrative acting career. One super short show later, and they became a Disney Channel staple and Missy Elliot backup dancer. But not every memory is a positive one. "At 7 years old, it didn't register that I was being groomed to be sold.