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pnwmom

(108,977 posts)
Thu Dec 12, 2013, 04:55 PM Dec 2013

Amazing singer Susan Boyle has Asperger's. The pieces of the puzzle

fall into place.

I remember when she was discovered, and afterwards she was accused of "odd" behavior and a temper. I'm glad for her that she's found an answer to her personal riddle -- and also an audience for her beautiful voice.

http://www.komonews.com/news/entertainment/Susan-Boyle-says-Aspergers-diagnosis-was-a-relief-234957881.html

LONDON (AP) - Singer Susan Boyle says she has been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism - and feels relief at finally having the right label for her condition.

Boyle told the Observer newspaper that she saw a specialist a year ago, who told her she had Asperger's and an above-average IQ.

Boyle, 52, had learning difficulties as a child, which she was told were the result of brain damage from oxygen deprivation at birth. She struggled in school and was bullied by other children.

"I have always known that I have had an unfair label put upon me," Boyle said in the interview, published Sunday.

"Now I have a clearer understanding of what's wrong and I feel relieved and a bit more relaxed about myself."

SNIP

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