Overview
- Williams disclosed the diagnosis during a question-and-answer session for his Hopeium clothing line, which he revealed on Thursday at a London event.
- He described the diagnosis as a relief that explains many of his quirks and joked it gives him a ‘free pass’ to account for unusual behaviour.
- The singer recounted having intrusive or compulsive thoughts and gave a vivid example about fearing telekinesis on a plane, saying he fights those thoughts by redirecting his mind.
- This disclosure builds on his long-running public discussion of mental health, including prior, repeatedly reported ADHD diagnoses and comments last year about Tourette-like intrusive thoughts.
- News reports quote Williams’ public remarks and cite outlets such as The Independent and Daily Mail; no independent medical records have been published and outlets have framed the diagnosis using NHS definitions of autism.