List of persons with autism spectrum disorders

Contents

1 Notable persons known to have an autism spectrum disorder. 2 Notable historical figures who exhibited behaviors consistent with autism spectrum disorders 3 See also 4 References 5 External links

Notable persons known to have an autism spectrum disorder.

• Richard Borcherds, mathematician specializing in group theory and Lie algebras (Asperger's syndrome)
• Bram Cohen, programmer, inventor of BitTorrent (Asperger's syndrome)
• Michelle Dawson (autism researcher and autism rights activist who has made ethical challenges to ABA)
• Bhumi Jensen, Thai prince, killed in the 2004 tsunami (high-functioning)
• Temple Grandin (one of the first to describe being autistic, designer of humane food animal handling systens (high-functioning)
• Darius McCollum, New York City railfan who has compulsively masqueraded as a transit worker despite multiple arrests (Asperger's syndrome)
• Gary Numan (pseudonym, real name Gary Webb), singer, songwriter (Asperger's syndrome)
• Craig Nicholls Frontman of band The Vines (Asperger's syndrome)
• Jasmine O'Neill (author of Through the Eyes of Aliens)
• Kim Peek (person on whom the Raymond Babbitt character was based in the film Rain Man)
• Dawn Prince-Hughes, PhD Primate anthropologist; (author of Songs for the Gorilla Nation)
• Stephen Shore (Asperger's syndrome)
• Vernon L. Smith Nobel Laureate in Economics (Asperger's syndrome)
• Jim Sinclair (autism rights activist; high-functioning)
• Judy Singer
• Steven Spielberg (diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome)
• Donna Williams, (author of Nobody Nowhere and Somebody Somewhere)
• Stephen Wiltshire (high-functioning)

Notable historical figures who exhibited behaviors consistent with autism spectrum disorders

• Hugh Blair of Borgue , 18th century Scottish landowner thought mentally incompetent, now studied as case history of autism
• Henry Cavendish, 18th century British scientist
• Brother Juniper , disciple of Saint Francis of Assisi, of whom stories are recorded of reactions to common events typical of autistics
• Bill Gates Founder of Microsoft
• Glenn Gould, Canadian pianist and noted Bach interpreter
• Michelangelo, Italian Renaissance artist
• Henri Poincaré, late 19th- early 20th century French mathematician and philosopher of science
• Srinivasa Aiyangar Ramanujan, late 19th- early 20th century Indian mathematician and child prodigy
• Walter Pitts, Mathematical logician and Cognitive scientist
• William James Sidis, early 20th century US child prodigy who wrote on the fourth dimension, Native American history, cosmology, psychology and streetcar systems

See also

• List of fictional characters on the autistic spectrum
• Autistic savant
• Autism
• Asperger's Syndrome
• Simon Baron-Cohen (who suspected Richard Borcherds is on the autistic spectrum)
• Michael Fitzgerald (who suspected Ludwig Wittgenstein the philosopher was on the autistic spectrum)
• Christopher Gillberg (who also suspected Wittgenstein was on the autistic spectrum)
• Norm Ledgin (who suspected Thomas Jefferson the US President was on the autistic spectrum)

References

• Robert Durst. Defence psychiatrist Dr. Milton Altschule.
• Baron-Cohen, S., 1999. A mathematician, a physicist, and a computer scientist with Asperger Syndrome: performance on folk psychology and folk physics test." Neurocase 5: 475-483
• Arshad, M, Fitzgerald, M. Did Michelangelo (1475-1564) have high-functioning autism? J Med Biogr. 2004 May;12(2):115-20.
• O'Connell, H, Fitzgerald, M. Laurence Stephen Lowry and Asperger's syndrome. Ir J Med Sci. 2003 Jul-Sep;172(3):147-8.
• Fitzgerald, M. Asperger's disorder and mathematicians of genius. J Autism Dev Disord. 2002 Feb;32(1):59-60
• Fitzgerald, M. Did Ramanujan have Asperger's disorder or Asperger's syndrome? J Med Biogr. 2002 Aug;10(3):167-9.
• Fitzgerald, M. Did President Eamon De Valera have a developmental disorder? J Med Biogr. 2001 Nov;9(4):231-5.
• Fitzgerald, M. Ludwig Wittgenstein: autism and philosophy. J Autism Dev Disord. 2000 Dec;30(6):621-2.
• Fitzgerald, M. Einstein: brain and behavior. J Autism Dev Disord. 2000 Dec;30(6):620-1. No abstract available.
• Autism and creativity. Is there a link between autism and exceptional ability By Michael Fitzgerald. Published by Brunner-Routledge, New York, USA, 2004, ISBN 1583912134. Includes Louis Carroll, Wittgenstein, De Velara, W. B. Yeats and Ramanujan.
• Uta Frith, 2003 Autism: Explaining the Enigma. Blackwell Publishers; 2nd Rev edition. ISBN 0631229019. Includes, Brother Juniper.
• R. A. Houston, Uta Frith. 2000. Autism in History: The Case of Hugh Blair of Borgue. Blackwell Publishers, ISBN 0631220895.
• Ledgin, N. 2000. Diagnosing Jefferson. ISBN 1885477600. Future Horizons. Thomas Jefferson
• Darius McCollum. Defence psychiatrist Dr. Pomeroy, 2004.
• Sacks, O. Henry Cavendish: an early case of Asperger's syndrome? Neurology. 2001 Oct 9;57(7):1347.

External links

• Famous People on the Autistic Spectrum (Fictional, Current and Historical)
• Peter Howson (Asperger's syndrome)
• Darius McCollum (Asperger's syndrome)
• Are Bill Gates and Albert Einstein on the Autism Spectrum?
• Vernon Smith (Asperger's syndrome)
• From neurodiversity.com
  • Main "Biographies" Page
    • Andre Marie Ampere, Mathematician
    • Jeremy Bentham, Philosopher
    • Richard Borcherds, Mathematician
    • Henry Cavendish, Scientist
    • Joseph Cornell, Artist
    • Henry Darger, Artist
    • Tony DeBlois, Musician
    • Glenn Gould, Pianist & Composer
    • Temple Grandin, Designer of Livestock Handling Facilities & Associate Professor of Animal Science
    • Oliver Heaviside, Mathematician & Physicist
    • Peter Howson; artist
    • Paul Lafolley, Painter & Architect
    • Darius McCollum; Train spotter/driver
    • Gary Numan, Musician
    • William James Sidis, Polymath
    • Richard Stallman, Software Engineer
    • Nikola Tesla, Inventor
    • Alan Turing, Mathematician & Codebreaker
    • Andy Warhol, Artist
    • Blind Tom Wiggins, Composer & Performer
    • Ludwig Wittgenstein, Philosopher
• Famous Aspies from MyAutis.com