These autistic public figures have opened up about how their diagnoses affected their lives.
  • @EtherWhackEnglish
    11•4 days ago

    I thought the term Aspergers Syndrome was removed from the DSM-V and people with the diagnosis were all grouped under ASD. Much like ADD into ADHD in that the boundaries between them are way too blurred.

    Edit:Corrected edition #

    • southsamuraiEnglish
      7•4 days ago

      True, but that doesn’t mean everyone has stopped using the term yet, and that’s very true of folks that had the diagnosis of Asperger’s for a big chunk of their lives.

  • Mossy Feathers (They/Them)English
    3•3 days ago

    Afaik David Byrne and Gary Numan both claim to be autistic, though I dunno if they’ve been formally tested.

    David Byrne is the lead singer of Talking Heads. Try watching something like his Stop Making Sense self-interview or True Stories.

    I dunno about much about Gary Numan except that he was a pioneer in New Wave and electronic music in general; as well as the frontman for Tubeway Army (check out the album, Replicas).

  • Jo MiranEnglish
    2•4 days ago

    I was only surprised by Wentworth and Anthony Hopkins.