top 10 famous people with autism 10. john elder robinson author and autistic a new york times bestseller, look me in theeye, was published in 2007 by random house. it is john's life story growing up as an autisticbefore there was such a diagnosis. john was later diagnosed with asperger's syndrome,but before that time he became known for his
talents in mechanics and electronics. hisstrong abilities in these areas led him to find work in pink floyd's sound company andmaking special effects and rigging pyrotechnics inside the guitars of the band kiss. he nowowns his own business collecting and restoring old european cars. john elder reached thepublic eye when he was introduced by the author,
augusten burroughs' in his memoir runningwith scissors. john tells his story with a candid sense of humor and honest account ofwhat made him different from others around him. it wasn't until robinson turned 40 thathe learned of his diagnosis and became compelled to then write his life's account. 9. thomas mckean, advocate & autism communityleader thomas mckean is known to the autistic communityfor his dedication as a supporter of autistic research and education. he has reached a celebritystatus of sorts today drawing from his experiences from when he was first diagnosed with autismin 1979 at the age of 14 years old. at that time he was institutionalized in a psychiatricfacility for two years. being institutionalized
led him to become a powerful voice in theautistic community today as an advocate for people with autism and pervasive developmentaldisorders. his experiences and life story continue to inspire both autistic people andtheir family and friends. 8. jason mcelwain, autistic high-school basketballwonder autism brings with it a cluster of symptomsfrom repetitive behavior, tics, social blindness, speech impediments to auditory processingand sensory integration issues. jason mcelwain is one of those people on our top ten listthat has drawn attention in the news. a high school basketball player from rochester, newyork, jason became known not technically as a basketball player for his local high schoolteam, but for his involvement in the last
game of their basketball season. jason wasknown at school because of his autistic fixation for playing basketball. he was known to practicefor hours on end all by himself. at the last four minutes of the last game of the seasonhe was asked to play and scored an astonishing 20 points, some from a three point range,a number that often is not even scored through an entire game. 7. dawn prince-hughes and silverback gorillas another autistic that has gained recognition,in this case, not so much for daring feats on the basketball court, but in academia,is a woman by the name of dawn prince-hughes. considered a high-functioning autistic (alsoreferred to as having asperger's syndrome),
hughes went on to receive her phd in primateanthropology and became a primatologist and ethnologist. because of her autism she writesof how working with gorillas helped her to escape her feelings of social isolation. sheis known for writing a series of books, two of which are songs for the gorilla nationand my journey through autism. dawn also sits as the executive chair of apenet inc, andhas served as the executive director of the institute for cognitive archaeological researchand is associated with the jane goodall institute.â¹ 6. donna williams, bestselling author andautistic donna williams, the author of the bestsellingbook nobody nowhere is another autistic who has opened up the public's mind to what meansto be autistic. she is an artist who refers
to herself as a 'kinesthetic learner' whotaught herself how to express herself through sculpting, painting, writing songs, screenplaysand books. her book nobody nowhere is her autobiography which became an internationalbestseller. it was said of her in 2006 in the guardian that "those who have read anyof donna williams' books will know that she is one of the most articulate and perceptivewriters on autism today." 5. tim page, writer and editor there is no telling, despite a diagnosis ofautism, what an autistic person may be able to achieve. such is true with tim page, afamous critic and author who won the pulitzer prize as a music critic for the washingtonpost. he was also chosen by opera news as
one of the 25 most influential people in theworld of opera. tim has produced concerts all over the world and has since been nameda professor of journalism and music at the university of southern california. in 2009page published a book called, parallel play, his memoir about growing up with asperger'ssyndrome. 4. satoshi tajiri, the creator of pokã©mon referred to as a child as 'dr. bug' by friendsbecause of his autistic fixation with bugs, satoshi tajiri later created one of the mostpopular video game franchises in the world, second only to super mario brothers. basedon his childhood fascination with bugs. video games was another fixation satoshi had andonce when he saw two kids playing with their
game boys linked - he imagined a bug crawlingacross the link cable and thus the idea for pokã©mon was born. diagnosed with asperger'ssyndrome, satoshi tajiri has been described by nintendo officials as exceedingly creativebut reclusive and eccentric. 3. u.s. autistic jazz prodigy matt savage often times when doctors are not sure whereon the spectrum a child or adult falls, but autism is believed to exist, that person willbe diagnosed as having a pdd or pervasive development disorder unspecified. matt savagewas diagnosed with pdd at the age of three and later became a jazz prodigy. in savage'steens he become a professional jazz pianist with his own trio. he plays alongside thebest adult musicians of our time and plays
all over the world. he has recorded threeaudio cds with the proceeds being donated to autism research and support. the legendarydave brubeck, known as 'the jazz legend' has coined savage as the "mozart of jazz." savagenow attends the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world at berkleecollege of music in boston, massachusetts. 2. temple grandin, animal and autistic advocate temple grandin is known as a high-functioningautistic who has educated and inspired the autistic community by not only sharing herlife story, but also because of the revolutionary ideas to improve the cattle industry; makingit more humane for animals. hbo recently released a film based on her life and this year clairedanes who played temple grandin won at the
sag awards for best actress in a leading rolein a tv series or movie. temple holds a phd and is a professor of animal science at theuniversity of northern colorado. she's written a book called, thinking in pictures alongwith many other books about her profession as well as about her autism. 1. daniel tammet writer, linguist, educator and also coinedas "1 of the 100 living geniuses in the world today," daniel is known as "brainman." heclaimed national attention in 2006 after writing a new york times bestselling book called,born on a blue day. it is a chronicle of daniel's life as an autistic savant. over half a millioncopies have been sold worldwide as well as
an award-winning documentary film producedabout him called brainman. tammet has appeared on countless television shows from good morningamerica to 60 minutes and has set the european record in 2004 for reciting by memory thefamous mathematical constant pi (3.141...) to 22,514 decimal places in 5 hours and 9minutes. because of his autistic savant skills in regards to memory, math and linguistics,daniel he has been studied by many of the worlds leading neuroscientists. his newestbook, embracing the wide sky: a tour across the horizons of the mind is an investigativework about the similarities and differences between savant and non-savant minds. he issaid to have an uncanny ability to describe how the mind functions in regards to sensoryprocessing, language and social interactions.
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because autism is a condition that is nowwidely recognized, many people are asking the question -- who in the past perhaps fitsthat diagnosis? suggestions have been made based on the biographical information of famousscientists and musicians having had autism, but to make such an assumption today is difficult.but, that's a top ten list for next time.
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