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List of people on the autistic spectrum
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This is a list of noteworthy people known to have a condition on the autism spectrum.
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- Further information: Asperger syndrome
- Nikki Bacharach, deceased, daughter of composer Burt Bacharach and actress Angie Dickinson.[1]
- Richard Borcherds, Fields Medalist.[2]
- William Cottrell, student sentenced for fire-bombing SUV dealerships.[3]
- Peter Howson, Scottish painter.[4]
- Luke Jackson, author.[5]
- Heather Kuzmich, fashion model and reality show contestant on America's Next Top Model.[6]
- Craig Nicholls, frontman of the Australian garage rock band, The Vines.[7]
- Gary Numan, British singer and songwriter.[8]
- Tim Page, Pulitzer Prize-winning critic and author.[9]
- Dawn Prince-Hughes, PhD, primate anthropologist, ethologist, and author.[10]
- Vernon L. Smith, Nobel Laureate in economics.[11]
- Satoshi Tajiri, creator and designer of Pokémon Pocket Monsters.[12]
- Raymond Thompson, New Zealand scriptwriter and TV producer.[13]
- Liane Holliday Willey, author.[14]
- Further information: High-functioning autism
- Michelle Dawson, autism researcher and autism rights activist.[15]
- Temple Grandin, food animal handling systems designer and author.[16]
- Caiseal Mor author, musician, and artist.[17]
- Hikari Oe, Japanese composer.[18]
- Dylan Scott Pierce, wildlife illustrator.[19]
- Jim Sinclair, autism rights activist.[20]
- Donna Williams, Australian author.[21]
- Further information: Autism, autistic savant, and autism spectrum
- Amanda Baggs, advocate of rights for autistic people.[22]
- Lucy Blackman, university educated author.[23]
- Alonzo Clemons, American clay sculptor.[24]
- Tony DeBlois, blind American musician.[25]
- Christopher Knowles, American poet.[26]
- Leslie Lemke, blind American musician.[27]
- Jonathan Lerman, American artist.[28]
- Katherine McCarron, autistic child murdered by her mother, Karen McCarron.[29]
- Jason McElwain, high school basketball player.[30]
- Thristan Mendoza, Filipino marimba prodigy.[31]
- Tito Mukhopadhyay, author, poet, and philosopher.[32]
- Abubakar Tariq Nadama, autistic boy who died after chelation therapy.[33]
- Derek Paravicini, blind British musician.[34]
- Kim Peek, basis for Rain Man,[27][35] although diagnosis has changed.[36]
- James Henry Pullen, gifted British carpenter.[37]
- Matt Savage, U.S. autistic jazz prodigy.[38]
- Birger Sellin, German author.[39]
- Henriett Seth-F., Hungarian autistic savant, poet, writer and artist. [40]
- Daniel Tammet, British autistic savant.[41]
- Richard Wawro, Scottish artist.[27]
- Stephen Wiltshire, British architectural artist.[42]
- ^ Bacharach daughter kills herself. BBC.co.uk (6 January 2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ Lane, Megan (2 June 2004). What Asperger's syndrome has done for us. BBC.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ William Cottrell convicted in SUV arsons. Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ Deveney, Catherine (11 March 2007). Autistic temperament. Scotsman.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ Ouch! Columnists, back to school. bbc.co.uk (10 November 2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ Parker-Pope, Tara. "Asperger's Syndrome Gets a Very Public Face", The New York Times, The New York Times Company, 2007-12-04. Retrieved on 2007-12-04.
- ^ McLean, Craig (March 5, 2006). Stop making sense. Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ Poet, J (August 13, 2006). Numan finds his way. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ Tim Page:
- Page, Tim (August 20, 2007). Parallel Play: A lifetime of restless isolation explained. The New Yorker. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- Pulitzer-Winner on Living with Asperger's: All Things Considered. NPR (August 13, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ Professor's talk details autistic life. The Western Front. Western Washington University (2005-11-22). Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ Herera, Sue (February 25, 2005). Mild autism has 'selective advantages'. MSNBC. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ A Salute to Japanese Game Designers. Ampednews.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ Fox, Andrea Fox (Issue 83, 1 June 2006). Calling New Zealand home. Unlimted. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ Asperger's syndrome: A special report. The Infinite Mind (September 12, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ Harmon, Amy. "How About Not 'Curing' Us, Some Autistics Are Pleading", New York Times, December 20, 2004. Retrieved on 2007-11-07.
- ^ Zwerdling, Daniel (April 2002). Kill Them With Kindness. American RadioWorks. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ Mor, Caiseal. A Blessing and a Curse: Autism and Me, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007.
- ^ Cameron, Lindsley. The Music of Light: The Extraordinary Story of Hikari and Kenzaburo Oe, Simon & Schuster, 1998. ISBN 0-684-82409-4
- ^ Channel One Highlights Newsmakers for the Week of December 12, 2005. Business Wire. Findarticles.com (December 16, 2005). Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ Olney,Marjorie F (October–December, 2000). Working with Autism and Other Social-Communication Disorders. Journal of Rehabilitation. Findarticles.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ Gollan, Kathy (29 July 1996). Autism - a special report. ABC Radio National - Health Report Transcript. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ Amanda Baggs:
- Gajilan, A. Chris. "Living with autism in a world made for others". CNN, February 22, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-02-25.
- Gupta, Sanjay. "Behind the veil of autism". CNN, 20 February 2007. Retrieved on 2007-02-25.
- Abedin, Shahreen. "Video reveals world of autistic woman". CNN, Anderson Cooper blog, 21 February 2007. Retrieved on 2007-02-25.
- ^ Lucy's Story, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2001 ISBN 1843100428
- ^ Alonzo Clemons:
- Treffert, Darold. Alonzo Clemons - Genius Among Us. Wisconsin Medical Society. Retrieved on 2007-11-07.
- Schmidt, William E. "Gifted retardates: The search for clues to mysterious talent", New York Times, July 12, 1983. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ Treffert, Darold. Tony DeBlois - A Prodigious Musical Savant. Wisconsin Medical Society. Retrieved on 2007-11-07.
- ^ Leffingwell, Edward (January 2005). Christopher Knowles at Gavin Brown. Art in America. Findarticles.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ a b c Treffert, Darold A. and Gregory L. Wallace (2003). Islands of Genius (PDF). Scientific American, Inc. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ Jonathan Lerman:
- Treffert, Darold. Jonathan Lerman - An Extraordinary Artist. Wisconsin Medical Society. Retrieved on 2007-11-07.
- Blumenthal, Ralph. "Success at 14, Despite Autism; His Drawings Go for Up to $1,200 and Win High Praise", The New York Times, 2002-01-16. Retrieved on 2007-11-05.
- ^ Katherine McCarron:
- Brogadir, Josh (May 17, 2006). Police: Mother confesses to suffocating daughter: Autism has impact on families. HOI 19. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- Reynolds, Dave (January 9, 2007). Board Suspends Dr. McCarron's License Indefinitely. Inclusion Daily Express. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ Autistic Teen's Hoop Dreams Come True. CBS News (February 23, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ Treffert, Darold. Thristan "Tum-Tum" Mendoza - A Child Prodigy Marimbist With Autism from the Philippines. Wisconsin Medical Society. Retrieved on 2007-11-07.
- ^ Tito Mukhopadhyay:
- Boy Sheds Light on Autism Mysteries. ABC news. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- Mind Tree Poems. National Geographic Magazine OnLine Extra (March 2005). Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ Smith, Lewis (August 26, 2005). Autistic boy, 5, dies after US therapy. The Times. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ Treffert, Darold. Derek Paravicini - A Talent and Love for Music. Wisconsin Medical Society. Retrieved on 2007-11-07.
- ^ NASA Studying 'Rain Man's' Brain. Space.com (November 8, 2004). Retrieved on 2007-09-14.
- ^ Wulff, Jane (November 2006). Kim Peek and Fran Peek: 'I am important to know you' (PDF). Multnomah Education Service District. Retrieved on 2007-09-18.
- ^ James Henry Pullen:
- Ward, O. Conor. "The Childhood and the Life of James Henry Pullen, the Victorian Idiot Savant (1832–1916)", Abstract of article cited at adc.bmjjournals.com Retrieved on 14 June 2006.
- Treffert, Darold. James Henry Pullen - Genius of Earlswood Asylum. Wisconsin Medical Society. Retrieved on 2007-11-07.
- ^ Matt Savage:
- "The Prodigy", People magazine June 17, 2002.
- Treffert, Darold. Matt Savage - A 14-Year-Old Marvelous Musician. Wisconsin Medical Society. Retrieved on 2007-11-07.
- ^ Olney,Marjorie F (October–December, 2000). Working with Autism and Other Social-Communication Disorders. Journal of Rehabilitation. Findarticles.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ Treffert, Darold. Henriett Seth F. - Rain Girl. Wisconsin Medical Society. Retrieved on 2007-11-07.
- ^ Johnson, Richard (February 12, 2005). A genius explains. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2007-11-08.
- ^ Unlocking the brain's potential. BBC News (10 March 2001). Retrieved on 2007-11-08.