Singer-songwriter Gary Numan has said he sees Asperger’s as a “positive advantage” to his life and the problems it causes him are “far outweighed by the advantages”. Numan, 64, found fame as the frontman of new wave band Tubeway Army before going on to forge a successful solo career.
Speaking to journalist Sian Williams on her Channel 5 News segment Mind Matters with Dr Sian, Numan explained he was put on medication as a teenager after a psychiatrist suggested he may have Asperger’s, a form of autism, but never received a formal diagnosis. Numan said: “I see it as a positive advantage to my life, an enhancement to who I am and what I am.
“I don’t see it as a disability or handicap or whatever we are supposed to say, I don’t see it that way at all. I genuinely believe that the small amount of problems that it brings, such as being awkward in conversation and company is far outweighed by the advantages that it brings. Focus to detail, determination, drive, perseverance.”
