Kanye West shares how wife Bianca Censori helped him with autism diagnosis
Kanye West has opened up about his autism diagnosis, saying his wife Bianca Censori encouraged him to seek a second opinion after feeling doubts over his initial bipolar disorder diagnosis.
“My wife took me because she said, ‘Something about your personality doesn’t feel like it’s bipolar, I’ve seen bipolar before,’” West, 47, said on the “Download” podcast Tuesday, adding that Censori is “educated.”
“And come to find out, it’s really a case of autism that I have,” added West, who has been married to the Australian architect since 2022.
The “Jesus Walks” rapper said his neurodevelopmental disorder “takes you to a ‘Rain Man’ thing,” referencing the 1988 film starring Tom Cruise and Dustin Hoffman, which centers around a man who discovers he has a brother with autism.
West — who shares four children with ex-wife Kim Kardashian — added that he hasn’t turned to medication whenever he experiences an episode take place.
The 24-time Grammy winner said he fears medication will “block the creativity,” which is “what I bring to the world,” he adds.
After receiving the correct diagnosis, West said he’s able to identify whenever an episode is coming on.
“I watch for it beforehand, but other times it was just like, if you get to the point where it goes, you’re gonna stay in that position for a while. It might go for three days, four days a week,” he said.
“A lot of what was sending me into the episodes … the constant feeling of not being in control spun me out of control.”
Elsewhere, the rapper opened up about his affinity for President Trump, saying he wanted to wear a MAGA hat because he likes the POTUS “in general.”
“And when people tell you to not do it…and that’s my problem, when fans tell me to do my album a certain way, I’ll do it the opposite way,” he said.
Earlier this week, West revealed the reason he missed out on President Trump’s inauguration.
In a clip obtained by TMZ of an unreleased conversation between West and Justin LaBoy on his “Respectfully Justin” podcast, the “Vultures” rapper said “censorship stigma” over his antisemitic comments caused him to miss the festivities.
“I was gonna go to the inauguration but they told me I had to write another apology, saying yeah, that I wasn’t … what’s the word?” West could be heard saying in the clip.
“Antisemitic,” LaBoy chimed in.
