List of autistic people

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This is a list of noteworthy people known to have a condition on the autistic spectrum.

Contents

1 People with unspecified forms of autism
2 People with Asperger syndrome
3 People with high-functioning autism
4 Autistic savants
5 People with severe autism
6 Notes
7 See also

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' Daryl Hannah at TV.com [link] (accessed june 13, 2006)
Christopher Knowles, American poet Christopher Knowles at Gavin Brown, Art in America [link] (accessed june 13, 2006)
Matthew Laborteaux, actor on Little House on the Prairie The Internet Movie Database [link], (accessed June 13, 2006)
Katherine McCarron, autistic child who died when she was three. See video before venting, PJstar.com [link] {accessed june 13, 2006)
Jason McElwain, high school basketball player Autistic Teen's Hoop Dreams Come True, cbsnews.com [link] (accessed june 13, 2006)
Michael Moon, adopted son of author Elizabeth Moon Autism: Past, Present, Future, Speculative, Elizabeth Moon [link] (accessed june 13, 2006)
Jasmine O'Neill, author of Through the Eyes of Aliens A Place for All, Jasmine Lee O'Neill [link] (accessed june 13, 2006)
Sue Rubin, subject of documentary Autism Is a World. Sue Rubin has no oral speech but does communicate with facilitated communication. The Internet Movie Database [link], (accessed June 13, 2006)
Robert Gagno, actor from Vancouver,The Internet Movie Database [link], (accessed July 13, 2006)

People with Asperger syndrome

Dan Aykroyd, comedian and actor: Aykroyd stated he has Asperger's, but some feel he was joking. Dan Aykroyd stated in an interview with Terry Gross that he had Asperger's and Tourette syndrome as a preteen. Since the diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome did not exist when he was a preteen (it became a diagnosis in 1994; Aykroyd was 42 at the time), it is possible that he was joking, or it may just be that he thinks of his behavior at that age as similar to what he has heard about these conditions.
Richard Borcherds, mathematician specializing in group theory and Lie algebras Richard Borcherd's diagnosis is discussed in Simon Baron-Cohen's book The Essential Difference
William Cottrell, student who was sentenced to eight years in jail for fire-bombing SUV dealerships Calif. student gets 8 years for SUV vandalism, Reuters [link] (accessed june 13, 2006)
Craig Nicholls, frontman of the band The Vines Stop making sense, Guardian.co.uk [link] (accessed june 13, 2006)
Gary Numan, British singer and songwriter Gary Numan: It’s Easy to be Happy When You’re Financially Secure, www.trackitdown.net [link] (accessed june 13, 2006)
Dawn Prince-Hughes, PhD, primate anthropologist, ethologist, and author of Songs for the Gorilla Nation Dawn Prince-Hughes's Asperger diagnosis is described on pages 173-175 of Songs of the Gorilla Nation, by Dawn Prince-Hughes
Judy Singer, Australian disability rights activist ASpar Home [link] (accessed june 13, 2006)
Vernon L. Smith, Nobel Laureate in Economics Mild autism

has 'selective advantages', CNBC [link] (accessed june 13, 2006)

Satoshi Tajiri, creator of Pokémon A Salute to Japanese Game Designers, Ampednews.com [link] (accessed june 13, 2006)
Daniel Tammet, British autistic savant, believed to have Asperger Syndrome A genius explains, Guardian.co.uk [link] (accessed june 13, 2006)
Liane Holliday Willey, author of Pretending to be Normal, Asperger Syndrome in the Family; Asperger syndrome advocate; education professor; and adult diagnosed with Asperger syndrome at age 35 Pretending to be Normal: Living with Asperger’s Syndrome, Liane Holliday Willey (Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 1999)

People with high-functioning autism

Michelle Dawson, autism researcher and autism rights activist who has made ethical challenges to Applied Behavior Analysis No Autistics Allowed, Michelle Dawson [link] (accessed june 13, 2006)
Temple Grandin, a designer of humane food animal handling systems. Emergence: Labeled Autistic, Temple Grandin with Margaret Scariano, 1986, updated 1991), ISBN 0446671827

Hikari Oe, Japanese composer The Music of Light: The Extraordinary Story of Hikari and Kenzaburo Oe, Lindsley Cameron (Simon & Schuster, 1998). ISBN 0684824094
Bhumi Jensen, Thai prince, grandson of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand; killed by drowning in the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake Remembering Khun Poom, Just PK [link] (accessed june 13, 2006)
Dylan Scott Pierce, wildlife illustrator Channel One Highlights Newsmakers for the Week of December 12, 2005, Business Wire [link] (accessed june 14, 2006)
Jim Sinclair, autism rights activist Why I dislike "person first" language, Jim Sinclair [link] (accessed june 13, 2006)
Donna Williams, Australian author of Nobody Nowhere and Somebody Somewhere; after testing for deafness in late childhood, and being labelled 'disturbed', Donna was formally diagnosed as autistic in her 20s Somebody Somewhere and Autism: An Inside-Out Approach, Donna Williams
Stephen Wiltshire, British architectural artist Official site [link] (accessed 14 June, 2006)
Axel Brauns, German author of the autobiographical bestseller Buntschatten und Fledermäuse and filmmaker The Internet Movie Database [link], {accessed June 13, 2006)

Autistic savants

Alonzo Clemons, American clay sculptor www.artsales.com[link] ((accessed 14 June, 2006)
Tony DeBlois, blind American musician Official site [link] (accessed June 14, 2006)
Leslie Lemke, blind American musician Leslie Lemke: An Inspirational Performance, Darold Treffert, MD [link] (accessed 14 June, 2006)
Jonathan Lerman, American artist Jonathan Lerman: The Drawings of a Boy with Autism, George Braziller (2002)
Thristan Mendoza, Filipino marimba prodigy Thristan "Tum-Tum" Mendoza, Darold Treffert, MD [link] (accessed 14 june, 2006)
Jerry Newport is an author, savant, and has Asperger's. His wife, Mary Newport, is also a savant on the autistic spectrum Against the Odds: a Love Story; Jerry and Mary Newport grew up as outcasts. Now, they have found each other--and clues to the medical mystery that tormented them, Los Angeles Times [link] Accessed (june 13, 2006)
Derek Paravicini, blind British musician Derek Paravicini, Darold Treffert, MD [link] (accessed 14 june, 2006)
James Henry Pullen, gifted British carpenter The childhood and the life of James Henry Pullen, the victorian idiot savant (1832–1916), O. Conor Ward. Abstract of article found here [link] (accessed 14 june, 2006)
Matt Savage, U.S. autistic jazz prodigy The Prodigy, People Magazine June 17, 2002. Article found here [link]
Henriett Seth-F., Hungarian autistic savant, poet, writer and artist Official site [link] (accessed 14 june, 2006)

People with severe autism

Tito Mukhopadhyay, author, poet and philosopher Boy Sheds Light on Autism Mysteries, ABC news [link] (accessed 14 June, 2006)