Musician Robyn Hitchcock is self diagnosed

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Singer-Songwriter Robyn Hitchcock’s Living Tribute to the ’60s

And this is why so many NTs think autistic adults are faking it.

The problem is not an epidemic of autism wannabes, it is the perception that there is one. I am very skeptical there is such an epidemic. Most who try and fake Autism will quickly find out how they are treated by others is not at all what they expected. People will think they are “ret*ds”, think they can perform miracles due their “superpowers” , think they are as*holes, or figure out they are faking it.

Once those NT’s realize they made a mistake they will move on with their lives. We do not have that option and are left with dealing with the faker stereotype in addition to all the others.


How to think about creative peoples claims of autism is a double edged sword. On the one hand it is very likely a higher percentage of creative types are on the spectrum then the general population, on the other hand they have a somewhat deserved reputation of having a “look at me” personality and if they are well known enough to have an article written about them they have public relations people that will instruct them to say things that will make them sound interesting. Personally I don’t want to be gullible but I don’t want to be another person wrongly accusing an actual autistic so more often then not I will give them them of the benefit of the doubt with the understanding I will be fooled from time to time. The claim has to be more then “I read the Wikipedia Autism article I have some of those traits” before I assume they are autistic.

In this section the disclosures I post about tend to be something like “I was misunderstood and f****d up my life until I found out and now things are better”. The issue is not all autistics follow this script, not all autistics have autism as a special interest and thus don’t know things like Aspergers has not been an official diagnosis for a decade now. Take Courtney Love for an example. In 1994 she gave an interview to Rolling Stone in which she said she was diagnosed at age three, mentioned she was mute for a time, and mentioned some therapies. A few lines in an interview 31 years ago is the extent of Courtney Love’s disclosure. Valid reason for skepticism. Courtney Love turned three years old in 1967. Autism was rarely diagnosed then especially in girls so I assume she is autistic.

The point of the above while it fine to be skeptical of celebrity autism claims it is wrong to assume the celebrity in question is not autistic without good reason. As for Robyn Hitchcock I don’t have nearly enough information to form any opinion about his neurology. Either way “Balloon Man” is a fun song and so is the video for it.

I doubt Mr Hitchcock is faking.

Last edited by BillyTree on 20 Mar 2025, 3:57 pm, edited 1 time in total.

I know very little about Robyn, but from what I do know, I am not surprised at all to hear that he falls on the spectrum.

Listen to the song „Cathedral“!

I found this old thread about Robyn Hitchcock.
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Thanks for finding and sharing this, BillyTree!
I love Robyn’s songs and the lyrics always met my AS mind…..