Susan Boyle

YorkieonmyPillow · ‎01-13-2013

Read today that she got really scared and upset because her brother left her in an airport to make a plane herself. Poor thing, I wonder if she wouldn't have been better off without being on TV.

millieshops · ‎03-09-2010

Well, maybe, if she's limited in some way, but otherwise, there must be something else to this story. Not sure why her success on TV is responsible for making her life tough. Are there details? I know only that she has a lovely voice.

YorkieonmyPillow · ‎01-13-2013

She has Asperger's from what I understand.

January121 · ‎03-21-2010

No one should judge her without knowing the full story ... we all have things in our life that we are afraid of!! 🙀

sfnative · ‎03-10-2010

@YorkieonmyPillow wrote:
She has Asperger's from what I understand.

@YorkieonmyPillow

Yes, she does. Even though she may function at a relatively high level for those with Asperger's, I can understand why this situation upset her to such a degree. (My now deceased nephew had Asperger's. Sister and BIL refused any treatment.)

KingstonsMom · ‎03-09-2010

@YorkieonmyPillow wrote:
She has Asperger's from what I understand.

@YorkieonmyPillow

You're right.

"From the moment she stepped into the public spotlight, singer Susan Boyle has been surprising people.

The painfully shy middle-aged woman stunned the audience of "Britain's Got Talent" in 2009 with her soaring vocals while performing the "Les Mis" song "I Dreamed a Dream."

Since then, the 52-year-old Scottish singer has sold millions of albums, been nominated for two Grammy Awards, written an autobiography and become the subject of a hit musical and a possible biopic with Meryl Streep reportedly in talks to play her.

Now, she's surprising the world once again with her response to learning that she has Asperger's syndrome, a high-functioning form of autism.

"Now I have a clearer understanding of what's wrong and I feel relieved and a bit more relaxed about myself," she told British newspaper The Observer on Sunday. "I have always known that I have had an unfair label put upon me."

That label-that she was "brain damaged" as a result of oxygen deprivation at birth-followed her through school, where she had difficulties learning and was mocked as "Susie Simple."

Then, a year ago, she sought help from a Scottish specialist, who told her not only that she has Asperger's, but an above-average IQ."

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/12/5-surprising-revelations-from-susan-boyle/

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DottieBlue · ‎03-11-2010

That is sad. I hope she has a good, ethical person who is taking care of her finances so no one takes advantage of her.

Perhaps someone like a hired personal assistant, friend, or family member should accompany her when she travels so she isn't so alone, and for safety reasons. The world can be a bit overwhelming at times, for anyone.

Moonchilde · ‎05-23-2010

Since this was her brother who left her, she has grown up with him and the rest of her family without the diagnosis of Asperger's and managed to cope before this was known. I'm guessing that her brother treated her/responded to her like he has for decades and doesn't think to provide any special accommodation over what he or the family always have. Old habits die hard.

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