17 Famous People Who Proved That Autism Is Much More Than A Condition

Autism.

Just like other hundreds and thousands of taboo subjects in our country to talk about, ask yourself how much do you know about autism? There are more than 10 million children in India suffering from autism. But did you know they’re probably not suffering? Except a lack of a few social skills, they can be much more skilled than you can even imagine.

Here are a few examples of a few brilliant minds who have been diagnosed to come under autistic spectrum, but that didn’t stop them from changing the world.

1. Albert Einstein

The great mathematician had trouble concentrating in his school years and was once expelled for his lack of attention in his subjects. When his teachers questioned him, he was famous for counter questioning them with questions they knew no answers to much to their chagrin. He kept asking questions, but this time, not to people, but to himself and look how many answers he came up with!

 

2. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Composer, musician, brilliance impersonated and autistic. He was a child prodigy and took to music immediately at an early age under the tutelage of his father. Now, he is remembered as the greatest musician the world has ever seen.

 

3. Sir Isaac Newton

Words, to describe the brilliance of Sir Newton are less. The man who questioned the falling of the apple towards the ground instead of floating upwards led us to know what keeps our feet on this earth. one of the greatest pioneers in Physics, he preferred to enjoy his own companion with all his experiments and had some difficulty being socially present.

 

4. Charles Darwin

The father of modern biology as we know, as a child who used to spend his time alone, Charles Darwin had autism which gave him the ability to hyperfocus and his mind was ever accepting to all the information the world was providing.

 

5. Michelangelo

Michelangelo, painter, architect, designer and engineer. Multi-talented as he was, it was probably the effect of a slight autistic tendency of on the most classic artists in the world.

 

6. Emily Dickinson

The impassioned poet, also falls through the autistic spectrum had Asperger’s syndrome which renders people to be awkward socially but her words flew like all encompassing rivers.

 

7. Tim Burton

The most loved filmmakers and animator of all time also was diagnosed by his wife, Helena Bonham-Carter to have Asperger’s syndrome. The maker of Edward Scissorhands, puts all his passion and empathy in his work and that’s what makes his brilliance radiant.

 

8. Stanley Kubrick

Not a favorite student in school, was yet considered above average, found peace in aloneness and later became one of the greatest filmmakers of all time.

 

9. Alan Turing

The man behind the primarily stopping the WW II was not just a cryptoanalyst but also a computer analyst and a biologist. He is also known to fall under the autistic spectrum.

 

10. Nikola Tesla

Tesla. An innovator, scientist and an engineer. The man who gave us the gift of Alternating current. The brilliant brain of the Serb is also known to have had autistic traits.

 

11. Bill Gates

The masthead of Microsoft, Bill Gates aka William Gates is known to have had a brilliant understanding of the computer at an age as early as 13.

 

12. Julian Assange

The famous wiki whistleblower, is known to be socially awkward and brilliantly talented.

 

13. Marie Curie

The woman behind the discovery of nuclear elements possibly had a tinge of autistic behavior.

 

14. Lewis Carroll

The author of Alice In Wonderland, had difficulty conversing with adults and enjoyed the company of children as compared to his adult peers.

 

15. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

The man who created the greatest crime investigator in the history of the world was known to keep his distance from people.

16. Srinivasa Ramanujan

The man who wrote volumes of mathematics with almost no formal education had difficulty concentrating on any other subject he had to study when he was in London working with one of the greatest mathematicians of that time, G. H. Hardy.

 

17. Pablo Picasso

The greatest modern painters the world has known. The one who gave birth to abstract art, Picasso also struggled with social behavior problems and had a mild form of autism.

What we might consider a bane, might be a boon.

Explore and consider. 🙂

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