Everyone knows how much I have wanted this, so everyone is so proud that I have made it happen.” It meant a lot for me to go over there and be involved. Riley’s family are among his biggest supporters. “They know how long I’ve wanted this…I’ve got a great relationship with my Dad. He’s been really supportive, really proud. I come from a pretty religious and reserved kind of family, but at the same time, my happiness was very important to him. He’s been a part of my journey for a long time now, especially through The Voice. He was the one who designed a lot of the sets that I had in the background and the outfits that I wore. He’s been very involved in my creative journey.” It’s A Big Part Of Being On The SpectrumĪ post shared by SHELDON RILEY of Riley’s journey has also been learning to incorporate being diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome into his life. “I have never let it set me back ever…I have never told myself, ‘I can’t do this.’” “I don’t think I would be the person I am today without it,” he says. “The little things that make me who I am play a big part in the way I perform. I can shut everybody out…I don’t stop working when I’m being creative I don’t sleep, I don’t eat, I just keep going, going, going. It’s a big part of being on the spectrum as well.
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