Famous autistic people
Autism has no boundaries and is not prejudiced.
It can occur in any family.
Many people have become very successful, despite
a diagnosis of autism.
Dr. Temple Grandin is well known for her writings
on autism, and "seeing in pictures" and for her
inventions in the area of animal science.
Dr. Grandin understands the challenges of autism, but
for herself, understands it more as a gift.
She believes it has given her the ability to visualize
things that others could not.
Along the autism spectrum, there are many creative
geniuses who are speculated to have had autistic tendencies
or Asperger's syndrome.
Bill Gates, creator of the Microsoft corporation,
is speculated to have personality characteristics
similar to Asperger's syndrome.
Dylan Scott Pierce is an American born wildlife artist
with autism.
Donna Williams is a best selling author from Australia.
Her works include 'Nobody Nowhere' and 'Somebody Somewhere'.
Michelle Dawson is an autistic individual who actively works
as an autism researcher and austism rights activist.
Lucy Blackman, Australian born, is a University educated
author.
Jonathan Lerman is an American born artist.
Some people, such as Temple Grandin, suggest that autism
and genius are closely related.
Dr. Grandin believes that autistic individuals have an
ability to see things beyond what the average person sees.
Because of this they have the ability to excel in areas
that are commonly reserved for individuals who proven to
be geniuses.
Certainly there are challenges in both communication and
social skills for autistic individuals, but they have the
ability to succeed.
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1 comments:
I just saw Temple Grandin at an Autism/Aspergers conference last week and wrote a post about the different types of Thinkers she talks about.
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