Famous People Who Are (Or Probably Were) Autistic

Nikola Tesla

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IMAGE BY: Napoleon Sarony via Wikimedia Commons

We can thank the Serbian-American inventor for the design of the current alternating electricity supply system. But the electrical engineer/physicist was allegedly obsessed with the number 3, was considered a recluse, and had a huge sensitivity to bright lights and loud noises, which could indicate that he was on the autistic spectrum.

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