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Introduction
Musician Tony DeBlois
Nobel Prize Winner Dr. Vernon Smith
Celebrity Dan Aykord
Author J.E. Robinson
Beloved Author Lewis Carroll
One of Time’s Most Influential People Dr. Temple Grandin
Pokémon Creator Satoshi Tajiri
Introduction
Autism is a condition in which the ability for communication and interaction is underdeveloped as the condition affects the nervous system. Commonly known as autism, the Autism Spectrum Disorder affects emotional, social, physical and cognitive health of a person. Repetitive behaviours and obsessive traits are two very specific symptoms of this condition. But even in the face of these challenges there are individuals who didn’t limit their goals in life simply because of this condition. The social perspective available towards people with autism is not an encouraging one, but even with such limited social perspective there are people who have excelled in various fields with this condition presenting itself as a challenge.
Musician Tony DeBlois
If anyone refers to a noteworthy name among famous people with autism, Tony DeBlois is definitely one of the top ones on that list. Musician Tony DeBlois is also visually impaired besides having an autistic condition. But this music genius went ahead and has mastered skills in playing 15 plus musical instruments. Besides this Tony DeBlois has time and time again dropped jaws of his audience by simply playing music from his memory. It is known that he can play around 8000 pieces of music just from memory. He is truly an inspiration for aspiring musicians and especially people with autism who hope to excel in this field.
Nobel Prize Winner Dr. Vernon Smith
You may not have heard of the professor yet, but his achievements are not only limited in experimental economics, but also is a motivational speaker at events where he has been found to be vocal about his condition and experience with autism. He certainly makes it to the list of famous people with autism without a doubt. He has been very outspoken about his condition and is known to believe that it is because of this condition that he doesn’t feel the same social pressure to do things that way most people without autism do. He also believes that this is what has kept him going, and helped him bag the Nobel Prize in 2002 in his field of study.
Celebrity Dan Aykord
Do you remember the movie Ghostbusters? It is a very classic and famous movie that Canadian filmmaker Dan Aykord developed. He has been diagnosed with Asperger syndrome and various other disorders that fall under the condition of autism. But this Canadian actor, film-maker, musician and comedian has overcome all barriers throughout his life and produced some great movies and surely tops our list of celebrities with autism.
Author J.E. Robinson
The reason why Jon Elder Robinson evidently makes it to the list of celebrities with autism is for his bestselling book “Look me into the Eyes” which narrates his experience with autism. In the book he has described how his condition was misinterpreted as laziness and misbehavior in his childhood and how he simply got punished for it every time. It was only when he was an adult, that doctors were properly able to diagnose the symptoms and conclude that he had autistic condition.
Beloved Author Lewis Carroll
You may have learnt about bestselling children’s books of all time like ‘Alice in the Wonderland’. It was no one other than the storyteller Lewis Carroll who came up with the book. He was also hearing impaired in one ear besides having speech impairment due to autistic conditions. But the reason he is one of the most noteworthy names among famous autistic people is due to his barrier breaking ability to tell a story which has been acclaimed worldwide.
One of Time’s Most Influential People Dr. Temple Grandin
In 2010 Dr. Temple Grandin ranked among the top 100 most influential people in the world as per Times Magazine. This prolific speaker Dr. Temple Grandin is a professor mastering the field of Animal Sciences and is a vocal advocate for autistic awareness as well. She has been a phenomena, and a bestselling author of a book that dives into the life of someone with autism. The book she authored is named, ``Emergence: Labelled Autistic”, it has been a real motivation for people with plenty of dreams to fulfill.
Pokémon Creator Satoshi Tajiri
We owe the creation and development of Pokémon to Satoshi Tajiri. He has made it clear that it was his obsession with insects as a kid that influenced him to develop the characters in Pokémon. Although Sathoshi never attended university, he did have a high school diploma and went ahead to be the founder of the game developed by the famous ‘Game Freak’. He certainly makes it to the list of famous people with autism.