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Famous People With Asperger's Syndrome
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Vernon L. Smith
Vernon Smith is an Asperger’s diagnosed economics professor and has won a Nobel Prize in economic science in 2002. In 2005, he diagnosed himself in having Asperger’s Syndrome and through learning about his personality and mannerism, and has become a well-known public figure with Asperger’s Syndrome.
Sources:
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economic-sciences/laureates/2002/smith-bio.html
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Temple Grandin
Temple Grandin is a professor animal science at Colorado State University and author of several books about autism. She has been diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome and is a major autistic activist. Before the doctors confirmed her autism at age 4, Temple wasn’t able to speak without an early education arranged by her parents.
Source:
http://www.biography.com/people/temple-grandin-38062
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Daryl Hannah
Daryl Hannah is an actress who confirms that she had been diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome when she was a child. Her doctors recommended her to go to an institution, but instead, her parents helped her worked her challenges and she was able to become a successful actress.
Sources:
http://www.biography.com/people/daryl-hannah-240976
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Susan Boyle
Susan Boyle, a world famous singer who starred in ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ and was nominated for a Grammy award, was diagnosed to have Asperger’s. In 2012, it had been confirmed she is diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome and has made her diagnosis publicly known during an interview on December 2013.
Sources:
http://mentalhealthdaily.com/2015/09/30/famous-people-with-asperger-syndrome-aspie-celebrities-list/
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Satoshi Tajiri
Satoshi is a video game designer and the creator of Pokémon, one of the most popular video games in the world. Though it has not confirmed officially, it has been assumed that Satoshi is diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome due to his obsessive fascination with insects when he was a child.
Sources:
http://www.evancarmichael.com/library/satoshi-tajiri/The-Bug-Boy-The-Early-Years-of-Pokemons-Satoshi-Tajiri.html
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Patrick George "Paddy" Considine
Paddy is an English actor, screenwriter and director diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome. No one expected Paddy would have Asperger’s because he has shown to be funny and acts normal in front of people, but it was confirmed due to his behavior of being distracted of certain things he sees and hears.
Sources:
http://mentalhealthdaily.com/2015/09/30/famous-people-with-asperger-syndrome-aspie-celebrities-list/
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Daniel Tammet
Daniel Tammett is an autistic savant, gifted with great memory and is considered one of the most accomplished autistic savants of all time. He knows 10 different languages, can learn an additional language in only in a week, and has created Manti, a language combining English and Finnish.
Sources:
http://www.danieltammet.net/about.php
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Heather Kuzmich
Heather Kuzmich is a famous model and was best known for her appearance on the show “America’s Next Top Model.” She had been diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome when she was 15 noticed by poor speech patterns and appeared on “Good Morning America” to raise awareness for Asperger’s Syndrome.
Sources:
http://mentalhealthdaily.com/2015/09/30/famous-people-with-asperger-syndrome-aspie-celebrities-list/
http://www.asperger-syndrome.me.uk/people.htm#heather
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Adam Young
Adam Young is a professional singer and musician who has diagnosed himself in having Asperger’s syndrome. He has admitted that he has Asperger’s due to him being deeply shy and his dislikes of doing in-person interviews, preferring to do email interviews.
Sources:
http://mentalhealthdaily.com/2015/09/30/famous-people-with-asperger-syndrome-aspie-celebrities-list/
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Luke Jackson
Luke Jackson is a published author diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome and has come from a family with autism disorders. Luke grew up with two brothers who have their own form of autism, and even wrote a book about his own experience Asperger’s Syndrome as a teenager when he as thirteen.
Sources:
http://www.lukejacksonautism.com/biography/
http://www.asperger-syndrome.me.uk/people.htm#luke
http://mentalhealthdaily.com/2015/09/30/famous-people-wit
http://www.asperger-syndrome.me.uk/people.htm#luke
