The Good Fight star Gary Cole has often called daughter Mary's autism-spectrum disorder diagnosis at 18 months old his crusade to seek answers. He's also used his voice to help raise awareness about his child's special needs.
Actress Holly Robinson Peete has been very open about the joys and challenges of raising a child with autism. Her son, RJ, was diagnosed at age 3, and since then, Peete has worked tirelessly as an advocate for both children with autism and their families.
Paddy McGuinness and his wife Christine have three children, eight year-old twins Leo and Penelope, and five year-old Felicity. All three have been diagnosed with autism, a condition that means your brain works in a different way from other people, and can impact how you interact with the world.
Actor Kathryn Morris has twin boys who live with autism, and she joins TODAY to exclusively announce the launch of The Savants initiative and website to better support kids living with autism.
The model, 33, and TV presenter husband Paddy, 48, share three autistic children – twins Leo and Penelope, eight, as well as youngest child Felicity, six. But she has now told how she wishes she could get to 'the point where she can relax and enjoy' time away as a family.
Singer Sia Kate Isobelle Furler, better known as Sia, has revealed that she has Autism Spectrum Disorder, more commonly known as Autism. The performer confessed that she was relieved to reveal the news. "For 45 years I thought, 'I have to go put on my human suit'.
The country with the highest rate of diagnosed autism in the world is Qatar, and the country with the lowest rate is France. Around 4 times as many boys have autism as girls. The rate of autism in the U.S. went from 1 in 150 in 2000 to 1 in 100 in 2022.
Children born to older parents are at a higher risk for having autism. Parents who have a child with ASD have a 2 to 18 percent chance of having a second child who is also affected. Studies have shown that among identical twins, if one child has autism, the other will be affected about 36 to 95 percent of the time.
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Renee is a thirteen-year-old girl who is nonverbally autistic. She appears in the Pixar SparkShorts film, Loop. Renne enjoys playing ringtones on her phone and touching interesting textures (like reeds). She communicates by vocalizing, gesturing, and showing people things on her phone.
Anthony Hopkins is an award winning actor. He was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome as a child. Some of his traits of ASD include obsessive thinking, difficulty maintaining friendships, and looking at people with a unique perspective.
Amy Schumer jokes about how people react when finding out her husband has autism. Schumer shared that her husband was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in her 2019 Netflix special, "Growing."
Max Burkholder plays Max Braverman, whose struggles with autism have become a major storyline on Parenthood.
According to a study published in Molecular Autism, children born to mothers with autism have a 5.4% chance of also being diagnosed with the disorder, while children born to fathers with autism have only a 1.5% chance.
Advances in diagnostic capabilities and greater understanding and awareness of autism spectrum disorder seem to be largely driving the increase, the Rutgers researchers said. But there's probably more to the story: Genetic factors, and perhaps some environmental ones, too, might also be contributing to the trend.
Donald Gray Triplett (September 8, 1933 – June 15, 2023) was an American man known for being the first person diagnosed with autism. He was first diagnosed by Leo Kanner, and was labeled as "Case 1".
Timothy William Sharp (born 9 May 1988) is an Australian artist who has been diagnosed as autistic and is most famous for his creation of the colourful super hero Laser Beak Man.
The AutistiX are a unique rock band from London, UK, formed in 2010. What makes us unique? Our sound is unique, as well as having two band members with autism, Saul Zur-Szpiro (drums) and Jack Beaven-Duggan (electric guitar + backing vocals).
Dan Aykroyd
Since his diagnosis, Aykroyd has been vocal and honest about his experiences with autism spectrum disorder. He is one of the most famous actors with autism. According to the Oscar-nominated actor and writer, Asperger's even helped Aykroyd develop his famous Ghostbusters character.
The most comprehensive analysis of autism's sex ratio, published in 2017, drew on data from 54 prevalence studies worldwide. That analysis estimated about 4.2 boys with autism for every girl.
The YouTuber, who shares four biological children with husband James Stauffer, posted a lengthy statement on her Instagram on Wednesday, apologizing for the scandal. The Stauffers decided to give up Huxley, the four-year-old boy they adopted from China, after he was diagnosed with autism.
"My husband was diagnosed with what used to be called Asperger's. He has autism spectrum disorder. He's on the spectrum," Schumer said. The "I Feel Pretty" actor said there were early signs of disease when she was dating Fischer, 39, but she was not bothered.