{"id":45303,"date":"2026-08-14T22:35:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T17:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=45303"},"modified":"2026-08-14T22:35:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T17:35:07","slug":"robbie-williams-reveals-he-has-a-bit-of-autism-get-out-of-jail-free-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=45303","title":{"rendered":"Robbie Williams Reveals He Has &#8220;A Bit&#8221; of Autism: &#8220;Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/robbie-williams-autism.jpg?quality=80\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-id=\"1618136\" data-title=\"Robbie Williams Reveals He Has \u201cA Bit\u201d of Autism: \u201cGet-Out-of-Jail-Free Card\u201d\" data-url=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/08\/robbie-williams-autism\/\" data-page=\"1\" data-pages=\"1\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/artist\/robbie-williams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robbie Williams<\/a> has revealed he has been diagnosed with \u201ca bit\u201d of autism to go along with ADHD and \u201cintrusive thoughts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Williams spoke about his mental health struggles during a Q&amp;A at the fall\/winter launch of his clothing brand Hopeium, per the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/tvshowbiz\/article-16051165\/Robbie-Williams-diagnosed-autism-intrusive-thoughts.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><em>Daily Mail<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Britpop-Robbie-Williams\/dp\/B0FJ2HCH87?&amp;linkCode=ll2&amp;tag=conseofsound-20&amp;linkId=eed410ddb2817186632267590a09cc35&amp;language=en_US&amp;gaOptInStatus=true&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" class=\"button button-ticket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Buy <em>Britpop<\/em> on Vinyl\/CD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have ADHD, and I just found out I have a bit of autism as well, which I actually fucking love because it explains so much,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is my get-out-of-jail-free card now, and all the weird shit that I do I just say, \u2018Sorry, I\u2019m autistic.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Related Video<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cWith the ADHD, you can completely and utterly concentrate on something 1000%, but with absolutely everything else, you just cannot do it. Ask my kids. What I\u2019m completely and utterly obsessed with is creating images and making funny things. If I\u2019m creating images and funny things, I\u2019m not thinking about me, because my brain is incredibly creative, and it can be creative about everything in the world that you panic or [are] scared about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor example, this is how crazy I am; recently, I was sitting on a plane, and I thought, \u2018What if I can have telekinesis and my intrusive thoughts tell the plane to crash itself,&#8217;\u201d Williams added. \u201cSo that\u2019s the kind of level of insanity that I\u2019m dealing with. It\u2019s best to train my brain to do something better than worrying about having supernatural powers and crashing a plane.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The definition of autism has expanded in the past few decades, with looser symptoms including focused interests and issues with social and communication skills.<\/p>\n<p>Last October, the former Take That member also spoke about having what he calls \u201cinside Tourette\u2019s\u201d on comedian Paul Welsh\u2019s podcast, <em>I\u2019m ADHD! No You\u2019re Not<\/em>, meaning he doesn\u2019t outwardly express his \u201cintrusive thoughts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Williams told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/features\/film-interviews\/robbie-williams-director-michael-gracey-biopic-better-man-interview-3821636\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><em>NME<\/em><\/a> in 2024 that he had ADHD and was neurodivergent and \u201con the spectrum,\u201d suggesting he could have a form of autism.<\/p>\n<p>In other Robbie Williams news, he broke The Beatles\u2019 record for <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/01\/robbie-williams-beatles-uk-chart-record\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">most UK No. 1 albums<\/a> earlier this year with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Britpop-Robbie-Williams\/dp\/B0FJ2HCH87?&amp;linkCode=ll2&amp;tag=conseofsound-20&amp;linkId=eed410ddb2817186632267590a09cc35&amp;language=en_US&amp;gaOptInStatus=true&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><em>Britpop<\/em><\/a>. More recently, he cheekily responded to a <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/07\/robbie-williams-responds-to-viral-world-cup-cocaine-conspiracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">viral World Cup \u201ccocaine\u201d conspiracy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>See why Williams\u2019 biopic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Better-Man-Robbie-Williams\/dp\/B0DW7M28FV?&amp;linkCode=ll2&amp;tag=conseofsound-20&amp;linkId=f66c7a2784972fa3e97bf060653a7fa1&amp;language=en_US&amp;gaOptInStatus=true&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><em data-start=\"917\" data-end=\"929\">Better Man<\/em><\/a>\u00a0earned a spot on our list of\u00a0<span class=\"\" data-state=\"delayed-open\" aria-describedby=\"radix-_r_et_\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/list\/best-music-biopics-movies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-describedby=\"radix-_r_et_\">50 Best Music Biopics of All Time<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\t!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n\t\tn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\n\t\tn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=1;\n\t\tt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\n\t\tdocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n\t\tfbq('init', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('set','agent','tmgoogletagmanager', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('track', \"PageView\");\n\t<\/script><script defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v7.0&#038;appId=434175690014\" nonce=\"6gwmbCtM\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robbie Williams has revealed he has been diagnosed with \u201ca bit\u201d of autism to go along with ADHD and \u201cintrusive thoughts.\u201d Williams spoke about his mental health struggles during a Q&amp;A at the fall\/winter launch of his clothing brand Hopeium, per the Daily Mail. 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