‘I feel I’m judged and spoken down to’ #BritainsGotTalent star Susan ...

Susan Boyle, 58, shot to fame on the ITV series Britain’s Got Talent, following her incredible audition back in 2009. Since then the singing sensation has gone on to become one of the bestselling British female artists and has sold over 25 million albums. However, the Scottish star admitted she finds the smallest of things “overwhelming”. Speaking to PEOPLE, she said of being told she had Asperger’s syndrome: “I knew of the diagnosis for a year before I decided to go public.

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I still feel I’m judged

Susan Boyle

“It gave me time to learn and understand and really for everything to fall into place as to why emotionally things were overwhelming and why small things, like people getting into my personal space, would cause me so much anxiety.”

She added: “I think people who are aware of Asperger’s understand why I do things but to others who don’t I still feel I’m judged or misunderstood or spoken down to.”

Asperger’s syndrome is a form of Autism and is a lifelong condition that affects how people communicate and interact with others, according to the NHS.

Health problems associated with the condition include learning disabilities, anxiety, depression and epilepsy.

Susan previously spoke about being misdiagnosed with Asperger’s as

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