I love listening to music, whatever be the genre. I have been regularly watching most of the episodes of Britain Got Talent and X-Factor UK. One of the auditions that I have seen many many times is that of Susan Boyle, in the year 2009. When I saw Susan responding to Simon Cowell before the start of the audition itself, I felt that Susan is different. Only after few years I got to know that she is a high functioning autistic person. Susan has spent years believing she suffered slight brain damage at birth. Only around the age of 50, she was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome, a form of autism.
Susan participated in Britain Got Talent in 2009, when she was 47 years old. She won the second place in that competition. From an unknown person in 2009, Susan went on to release 8 albums in 11 years and continues to perform, tour and appear on popular TV shows around the world.
A little bit about Aspergers Syndrome: Aspergers Syndrome is identified as one form of the Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis (ASD). Here are the symptoms of Asperger’s syndrome.
- Obsessing over a single interest
- Craving repetition and routine
- Missing social cause cues in play and conversation
- Not understanding abstract thinking
- Trouble with pretend play
There would be many among us who might not have been diagnosed, but having Autism / Aspergers syndrome. They must be facing difficulties from others because of differences in their behaviour.
Hope better awareness among people would lead to acceptance, leading to an inclusive world.
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