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.

Contents 1 Asperger syndrome 2 High-functioning autism 3 Autism spectrum 4 See also 5 Notes

[edit] Asperger syndrome

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]
• John Elder Robison, brother of author Augusten Burroughs and author of Look Me in the Eye, a memoir detailing his experience with Asperger's.
• 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]
• Peter Tork, American musician (The Monkees) and actor.^[14]
• Liane Holliday Willey, author.^[15]
• Elisabeth Hughes, author.^[16]

[edit] High-functioning autism

Further information: High-functioning autism

• Michelle Dawson, autism researcher and autism rights activist.^[17]
• Temple Grandin, food animal handling systems designer and author.^[18]
• Caiseal Mor author, musician, and artist.^[19]
• Hikari Oe, Japanese composer.^[20]
• Dylan Scott Pierce, wildlife illustrator.^[21]
• Jim Sinclair, autism rights activist.^[22]
• Donna Williams, Australian author.^[23]

[edit] Autism spectrum

Further information: Autism, autistic savant, and autism spectrum

• Amanda Baggs, advocate of rights for autistic people.^[24]
• Lucy Blackman, university educated author.^[25]
• Alonzo Clemons, American clay sculptor.^[26]
• Tony DeBlois, blind American musician.^[27]
• Christopher Knowles, American poet.^[28]
• Leslie Lemke, blind American musician.^[29]
• Jonathan Lerman, American artist.^[30]
• Katherine McCarron, autistic child murdered by her mother, Karen McCarron.^[31]
• Jason McElwain, high school basketball player.^[32]
• Thristan Mendoza, Filipino marimba prodigy.^[33]
• Tito Mukhopadhyay, author, poet, and philosopher.^[34]
• Abubakar Tariq Nadama, autistic boy who died after chelation therapy.^[35]
• Derek Paravicini, blind British musician.^[36]
• Kim Peek, basis for Rain Man,^[29][37] although diagnosis has changed.^[38]
• James Henry Pullen, gifted British carpenter.^[39]
• Matt Savage, U.S. autistic jazz prodigy.^[40]
• Birger Sellin, German author.^[41]
• Henriett Seth-F., Hungarian autistic savant, poet, writer and artist. ^[42]
• Daniel Tammet, British autistic savant.^[43]
• Richard Wawro, Scottish artist.^[29]
• Stephen Wiltshire, British architectural artist.^[44]

[edit] See also

• List of fictional characters on the autistic spectrum
• People speculated to have been autistic

[edit] Notes

v • d • e Pervasive developmental disorders / Autism spectrum Main Causes • Comorbid conditions • Epidemiology • Heritability • Sociological and cultural aspects • Therapies Diagnoses Asperger syndrome • Autism • Childhood disintegrative disorder • Fragile X syndrome • Multiple-complex Developmental Disorder • PDD-NOS • Rett syndrome • Semantic pragmatic disorder Controversies Autism rights movement • Autistic enterocolitis • Chelation • MMR vaccine controversy • Neurodiversity • Refrigerator mother • Thiomersal controversy Lists Autism-related topics • Fictional characters • Further reading on Asperger syndrome • People on the autistic spectrum • People speculated to have been autistic Groups Aspies For Freedom • Autism Society of America • Autism Speaks • Generation Rescue • National Autism Association • National Autistic Society • Safe Minds • Wrong Planet