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Character(s) Book Author(s) Country Notes Ref. 1964 Manfred Steiner Martian Time-Slip: Philip K. Dick USA [146] 1996 Seth Garin The Regulators: Stephen King (under the pen name Richard Bachman) USA [147] 1996 Simon Lynch Simple Simon: Ryne Douglas Pearson USA: Adapted into the film Mercury Rising (1998). [148] [149] 2000 Marty Zellerbach The ...
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 ...
Gus Carmichael. Theo Carver. James Coulter (Doctors) Billy Cranston. Roy Cropper.
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 ...
Other names: Autistic savant, savant syndrome (historical) [1] Kim Peek, the savant who was the inspiration for the main character in the movie Rain Man: Specialty: Psychiatry, neurology: Symptoms: General mental disability with certain abilities far in excess of average [1] [2] Types: Congenital, acquired [3] Causes
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.
H. Iyad Halaq. Kevin Healey (autism activist) Suzana Herculano-Houzel. Nick Hine. Dylan Hockley. Brandon Scott Hole.
The Transporters is a 2006 children's television series produced by Catalyst Pictures Limited designed to help children with autism aged between 2 and 8 years old recognise and understand emotions. It was developed by the Autism Research Centre at the University of Cambridge by a team led by Professor Simon Baron-Cohen and including Dr Ofer Golan.