Famous People Who Are (Or Probably Were) Autistic

Autistic famous people from history and present time will seriously inspire you.
Autism is a developmental disorder that affects how people interact and communicate. But until recent decades, many people didn’t understand autism or even know that it exists. And autism doesn’t discriminate. Autism can affect anyone, whether they’re rich or poor, famous or unknown. In fact, many celebrities people are autistic. And now, historians believe many famous people from the past were, in fact, autistic. You might be shocked to learn that some of the great talents and minds in human history probably fell within the autism spectrum. But did they let this condition put a damper on their careers and lives? Absolutely not. These autistic famous people did some unbelievable things. And we can’t help feeling inspired.

Albert Einstein

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It’s difficult to find proof that autistic famous people like Einstein were in fact autistic, but researchers at Oxford and Cambridge University were convinced that one of the most famous theoretical physicists showed signs of Asperger‘s Syndrome. Asperger is on the autism spectrum, but sufferers have a higher ability to function, which would totally fit Einstein’s profile.

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