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Needed Singer Nathan Sykes has revealed this autism The diagnosis has helped him “accept” himself.
The 32-year-old is known for chart-topping hits like All time low And glad you came With bandmates Max George, Shiva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuinness and the late tom parkerspoke openly about LORRAINE,
Sykes explained that he struggles to interpret emotional signals and that he is “absolutely amazing at hiding” his condition.
He said: “I think the diagnosis helped me a lot to understand myself and be able to process that and I think I’ve been able to accept myself.
“For so long I have always felt that there was a part of me that I didn’t understand at all and I have said no to many opportunities because I didn’t know how to act in certain situations and I always felt quite unpredictable.
“I think with autism, everyone experiences it differently so everyone will respond differently in different situations. It’s not a one size fits all, but for me, I have difficulty understanding emotions and reading emotional cues.”
Autism is described by the National Autistic Society as a lifelong neurodivergence and disability that affects the way people experience and interact with the world.
This often means that autistic people will feel and react to things differently, including finding social interactions confusing or tiring, feeling overwhelmed in loud or busy places, preferring order and routine, or having intense interests.
Sykes said: “As a writer I have to work a little differently to bring out the best of myself. But I think since the diagnosis, it’s allowed me to put myself in a position where I’m like: Oh, I can actually have a conversation now and say yes to things that I wouldn’t have said yes to before.
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“I think one of the things that came out during my assessment is that I’m absolutely amazing at putting on a mask. So I’ve been in a mask and behind a mask for so long, and I’m very good at giving people what they expect from me.
“I go overboard sometimes to please people, to my detriment, but it’s great. Even in a work environment I’m booking some tour dates in London and Manchester next week, and just making those little adjustments to make it a really safe place to work, it allows me to do my best work.”
The comments come just days after Sykes released his debut solo album, Ultraviolet, early last week.
The singer rose to fame after joining The Wanted in 2009, which yielded two UK number one singles and four UK top 10 albums.
The group announced a hiatus in 2014 to pursue their solo careers and reunited in 2021 to perform for Stand Up to Cancer for the first time in seven years. Diagnosis of Parker’s stage four glioblastoma,
The entire band has not toured since Parker’s death at the age of 33 in March 2022. However, Kaneswaran and George returned to the stage as a duo to perform the group’s songs under the name The Wanted 2.0.