Gary Numan wishes he could tell his teenage self that he has Asperger's Syndrome
msn.comGary Numan wishes he could tell his teenage self that he has Asperger's Syndrome. The 64-year-old musician struggled during his teen years because of the then undiagnosed developmental disorder, which is a form of Autism Spectrum Disorder where people can have a difficult time relating to others socially.
He said: "I wish I could go back and explain to my teenage self that he has Asperger's and what that really means. I think it would have helped me understand why I had problems.
Instead I just felt that I was unlikeable. I was sent to a doctor in London when I was 14, my regret is that I wasn't interested in anything he said. "I didn't think there was anything wrong with me.
I thought the whole world was wrong and I was right. " Gary revealed that he was not treated for Asperger's as a teenager because his mother was unhappy with the diagnosis.
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