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Susan Boyle reveals Asperger's Syndrome diagnosis | Susan Boyle reveals Asperger's Syndrome diagnosis |
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Scottish singer Susan Boyle has revealed she has been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome. | Scottish singer Susan Boyle has revealed she has been diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome. |
The star, who shot to fame after appearing on Britain's Got Talent in 2009, had spent years believing she suffered slight brain damage at birth. | The star, who shot to fame after appearing on Britain's Got Talent in 2009, had spent years believing she suffered slight brain damage at birth. |
In an interview with The Observer newspaper she told of her relief at finally getting a "clearer understanding" of her condition. | In an interview with The Observer newspaper she told of her relief at finally getting a "clearer understanding" of her condition. |
But she vowed: "It will not make any difference to my life." | But she vowed: "It will not make any difference to my life." |
Asperger's is a form of autism which typically means people with the condition struggle with their emotions and have difficulty in social situations, often unable to pick up on non-verbal cues. | Asperger's is a form of autism which typically means people with the condition struggle with their emotions and have difficulty in social situations, often unable to pick up on non-verbal cues. |
'Greater understanding' | 'Greater understanding' |
Boyle, 52, revealed she was misdiagnosed after complications at birth. | Boyle, 52, revealed she was misdiagnosed after complications at birth. |
She said: "It was the wrong diagnosis when I was a kid. | She said: "It was the wrong diagnosis when I was a kid. |
"I was told I had brain damage. I always knew it was an unfair label. Now I have a clearer understanding of what's wrong and I feel relieved and a bit more relaxed about myself." | "I was told I had brain damage. I always knew it was an unfair label. Now I have a clearer understanding of what's wrong and I feel relieved and a bit more relaxed about myself." |
The singer has gone on to become one of the best-selling British female artists and recently had a cameo role in the festive film The Christmas Candle. | |
Last year a musical based on her life toured cities in the UK and Republic of Ireland and she has also said a film about her rise to fame is being planned. | Last year a musical based on her life toured cities in the UK and Republic of Ireland and she has also said a film about her rise to fame is being planned. |
Boyle said of her recently diagnosed condition: "It will not make any difference to my life. It's just a condition that I have to live with and work through. | Boyle said of her recently diagnosed condition: "It will not make any difference to my life. It's just a condition that I have to live with and work through. |
"I think people will treat me better because they will have a much greater understanding of who I am and why I do the things I do." | "I think people will treat me better because they will have a much greater understanding of who I am and why I do the things I do." |
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