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The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum is a 2013 nonfiction popular science book written by Temple Grandin and Richard Panek and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. It discusses Grandin's life experiences as a person with autism from the early days of scientific research on the topic and how advances in technology have ...
Character Series/Franchise Author/Publisher Country Ref. 1986 Johnny Do Psi-Force: Marvel Comics USA [1] [2] 1996 Claudette St. Croix: Generation X: Marvel Comics USA [3] [4] [5] 2000 Hikaru Azuma With the Light: Raising an Autistic Child: Keiko Tobe Japan [6] 2001 Reed Richards: Fantastic Four: Marvel Comics USA [7] 2003 Black Manta: Aquaman ...
Gus Carmichael. Theo Carver. James Coulter (Doctors) Billy Cranston. Roy Cropper.
Daniel Tammet FRSA (born Daniel Paul Corney; 31 January 1979) is an English writer and savant.His memoir, Born on a Blue Day (2006), is about his early life with Asperger syndrome and savant syndrome, and was named a "Best Book for Young Adults" in 2008 by the American Library Association's Young Adult Library Services magazine. [1]
Fern Brady. Fern Marie Brady (born 26 May 1986) is a Scottish comedian, podcaster and writer. She achieved fame as a stand-up comedian at competitions such as the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. She was then invited on to panel shows such as 8 Out of 10 Cats. In 2020 she co-created the podcast Wheel of Misfortune.
Kayla Cromer. Kayla Cromer (born February 17, 1998) is an American actress. In 2020, she began appearing as Matilda in the series Everything's Gonna Be Okay. [1] She is the first autistic actor to play an autistic main character in a TV series. [2][3]
Autism Speaks Inc. is an American non-profit autism awareness organization and the largest autism research organization in the United States. [4][5][6] It sponsors autism research and conducts awareness and outreach activities aimed at families, governments, and the public. [4] It was founded in February 2005 by Bob Wright and his wife Suzanne ...
Frequency. One in 100 people (1%) worldwide [ 9 ][ 10 ] Autism, also called autism spectrum disorder[ a ] (ASD), is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by symptoms of deficient reciprocal social communication and the presence of restricted, repetitive, and inflexible patterns of behavior. Autism generally affects a person's ability to ...