List of people on the autistic spectrum

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

Asperger syndrome

• Nikki Bacharach, deceased, daughter of composer Burt Bacharach and actress Angie Dickinson.
• Richard Borcherds, Fields Medalist.
• William Cottrell, student sentenced for fire-bombing SUV dealerships.
• Peter Howson, Scottish painter.
• Luke Jackson, author.
• Heather Kuzmich, fashion model and reality show Contestant on America's Next Top Model.
• Craig Nicholls, frontman of the Australian garage rock band, The Vines.
• Gary Numan, British singer and songwriter.
• Tim Page, Pulitzer Prize-winning critic and author.Tim Page:
• Dawn Prince-Hughes, PhD, primate anthropologist, ethologist, and author.
• Vernon L. Smith, Nobel Laureate in economics.
• Satoshi Tajiri, creator and designer of Pokémon Pocket Monsters.
• Raymond Thompson, New Zealand scriptwriter and TV producer.
• Liane Holliday Willey, author.

High-functioning autism

• Michelle Dawson, autism researcher and autism rights activist.
• Temple Grandin, food animal handling systems designer and author.
• Caiseal Mor author, musician, and artist.
• Hikari Oe, Japanese composer.
• Dylan Scott Pierce, wildlife illustrator.
• Jim Sinclair, autism rights activist.
• Donna Williams, Australian author.

Autism spectrum

• Amanda Baggs, advocate of rights for autistic people.Amanda Baggs:
• Gajilan, A. Chris. "Living with autism in a world made for others". CNN, February 22, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-02-25.
• Gupta, Sanjay. "Behind the veil of autism". CNN, 20 February 2007. Retrieved on 2007-02-25.
• Abedin, Shahreen. "Video reveals world of autistic woman". CNN, Anderson Cooper blog, 21 February 2007. Retrieved on 2007-02-25.
• Lucy Blackman, university educated author.
• Alonzo Clemons, American clay sculptor.Alonzo Clemons:
• Tony DeBlois, blind American musician.
• Christopher Knowles, American poet.
• Leslie Lemke, blind American musician.
• Jonathan Lerman, American artist.Jonathan Lerman:

• Katherine McCarron, autistic child murdered by her mother, Karen McCarron.Katherine McCarron:
• Jason McElwain, high school basketball player.
• Thristan Mendoza, Filipino marimba prodigy.
• Tito Mukhopadhyay, author, poet, and philosopher.Tito Mukhopadhyay:
• Abubakar Tariq Nadama, autistic boy who died after chelation therapy.
• Derek Paravicini, blind British musician.
• Kim Peek, basis for Rain Man, although diagnosis has changed.
• James Henry Pullen, gifted British carpenter.James Henry Pullen:
• Ward, O. Conor. "The Childhood and the Life of James Henry Pullen, the Victorian Idiot Savant (1832–1916)", Abstract of article cited at adc.bmjjournals.com Retrieved on 14 June, 2006.
• Matt Savage, U.S. autistic jazz prodigy.Matt Savage:
• "The Prodigy", People magazine June 17, 2002.
• Birger Sellin, German author.
• Henriett Seth-F., Hungarian autistic savant, poet, writer and artist.
• Daniel Tammet, British autistic savant.
• Richard Wawro, Scottish artist.
• Stephen Wiltshire, British architectural artist.

See also

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

Notes

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