Famous Autistic People
There are many famous people with autism or autistic characteristics. Some of them are Albert Einstein, Bill Gates, Mark Twain, Emily Dickinson, Beethoven, Van Gogh, Mozart, Thomas Jefferson, and Thomas Edison. I would also have to say Temple Grandin is pretty popular in the world of autism. Temple wrote many books on her life and experiences with autism. She is also a college professor and speaker at autism conferences. I found her very interesting to listen to. Famous people with unspecified forms of autism The following people have been diagnosed as being somewhere on the autistic spectrum but the specific classification is unknown. Daryl Hannah, an American actress best known for her roles in Splash, Blade Runner and Kill Bill was diagnosed as a child as being 'borderline autistic' Christopher Knowles, American poet Matthew Laborteaux, actor on Little House on the Prairie Katherine McCarron, autistic child allegedly murdered at the age of three by her moth...