Greta Thunberg responds to Asperger's critics: 'It's a superpower'

Teenage climate activist responds to criticism, saying 'when haters go after your looks and differences ... you know you're winning'

Greta Thunberg has spoken about her Asperger's syndrome diagnosis after she was criticised over the condition, saying it makes her a "different", but that she considers it a "superpower".

Thunberg, the public face of the school climate strike movement said on Twitter that before she started her climate action campaign she had "no energy, no friends and I didn't speak to anyone. I just sat alone at home, with an eating disorder."