Sam Bailey, who rose to fame on the ITV series of X Factor, spoke candidly about her son’s diagnosis as the singer expressed her “guilt”. The Skyscraper hitmaker tied the knot with her husband Craig Pearson in 2003 and are parents to their three children, Tommy, Brooke and Miley.
The 43-year-old revealed that earlier this year her son Tommy went to a doctor for various tests.
The X Factor singer explained that he has since been diagnosed with “level two autism” but there is also a possibility he may have dyscalculia.
Dyscalculia is a specific and persistent difficulty in understanding numbers which can lead to a diverse range of difficulties with mathematics, according to the British Dyslexia Association.
Autism affects people differently but symptoms can include difficulty to communicate with others, take longer to understand information and people can become anxious in unfamiliar surroundings, according to the NHS.
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“It was the last week of term before the summer holiday so I wanted to see the headmaster before that to get everything in place for September.”
Fans of the singer will recall her successful stint on ITV’s X Factor which saw the former prison guard go on to win the competition.
Sam later released a cover of Demi Lovato’s Skyscraper which reached the top of the charts.
She went on to release her studio album The Power of Love and later sealed a book deal, releasing her autobiography Daring to Dream that November.