Sia confided that she is one of the neuroatypical people.
During an episode of Rob Has a Podcast hosted by Rob Cesternino, the 47-year-old singer revealed that she was late diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.
“I’m on the spectrum, and I’m in rehab, and all that stuff — there’s a lot of stuff,” she said. For 45 years, I was like… “I have to put on my human costume.” And it’s only been in the last two years that I’ve become fully myself. »
The singer of Candlestickwho has spoken openly about her battle with drug addiction, opened up more about her sobriety and being neuroatypical when she spoke with contestant Carolyn Wiger. Survivor. “I think one of the most important things is that no one will ever be able to know you and love you if you’re full of secrets and living in shame,” Sia clarified.
She then explained how much support in support groups had helped her. “When we finally sit down in a room full of strangers and tell them our deepest, most shameful secrets and everyone laughs with us, and we don’t feel like trash for the first time , we feel seen for the first time in our lives for who we really are and then we can begin to go out into the world…”
The announcement comes two years after the artist was the target of a petition from people with autism for casting longtime collaborator Maddie Ziegler as a non-verbal autistic character in Musicher first feature film made in 2021, when she is not.
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are neurological and developmental disorders that affect the way people interact, communicate, learn and behave. They vary from person to person.