Sylvester Stallone
In 1982 Sylvester Stallone's son, Seargeoh, was diagnosed with autism. He was 3-years-old at the time. Stallone and his wife called him the “silent genius” as even though he had problems expressing himself verbally, as a child he used to draw and write letters.
Chloé Hayden.
Under the name 'Princessapien', Chloé has built a following across multiple social media platforms, but her biggest is TikTok. She talks about all things autism and her diagnosis at age 13 after experiencing social rejection, depression and anxiety for years.
Toni Braxton – In addition to being public about her son, Diezel, being diagnosed with autism at 2, she has been just as open about his success. “I am one of the lucky parents,” said Braxton, Grammy award-winning singer and advocate.
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Elon Musk announced that he was on the autism spectrum while hosting the show, “Saturday Night Live,” in May 2021. More specifically, he stated that he was “the first person with Asperger's” to host the show. Musk is one of the world's richest people with a net worth of more than $150 billion.
Born eight weeks premature in 1995, country singer Cutter Elliott was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, autism, and is both partly blind and deaf.
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 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.
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).
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."
Mickey Rowe is an autistic and legally blind author of the award-winning book Fearlessly Different: An Autistic Actor's Journey to Broadway's Biggest Stage and the first autistic actor to play the lead role in the play The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-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.
ADHD is not on the autism spectrum, but they have some of the same symptoms. And having one of these conditions increases the chances of having the other. Experts have changed the way they think about how autism and ADHD are related.
It is estimated that 1 in 100 people in Australia have Autism. In 2018 there were 205,200 Australians with Autism, a 25.1% increase from the 164,000 in 2015 (Source: ABS SDAC 2018– Autism in Australia). This means that if you have Autism you are not alone.
Does The Father Or Mother Carry The Autism Gene? Autism was always thought to have a maternal inheritance component, however, research suggests that the rarer variants associated with the disorder are usually inherited from the father.
It's something you're born with. Signs of autism might be noticed when you're very young, or not until you're older. If you're autistic, you're autistic your whole life. Autism is not a medical condition with treatments or a "cure".
Death. Triplett died of cancer at home on June 15, 2023. He was the longest-living person known to have autism.
Although some people on the autism spectrum enjoy fulfilling relationships, there are others for whom emotional attachment can be difficult and this may affect intimate relationships, family relationships and friendships.
In short, autistic people are more than capable of love and being in romantic relationships. Being in a relationship with an autistic person may just look a little different than what you're used to.
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.
Autistic Heartbreak High actress Chloé Hayden grew up thinking she 'wasn't supposed to exist' Popular award-winning Australian actress Chloé Hayden says she grew up thinking she "wasn't supposed to exist" because she never saw autistic people like herself represented in media.