Microsoft founder Gates is suspected to have Asperger’s and some reports say he was diagnosed with it. He displays several signs of it including a high intellect, difficulty speaking in public and a need to rock back and forth when speaking.
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The famous Scottish singer was diagnosed with Asperger’s in 2012. As a child, Boyle was told she had brain damage but in recent years, she wanted a more accurate diagnosis and discovered she actually had Asperger’s syndrome. Boyle says she hopes her diagnosis will help people understand her better.
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When Warhol was alive, not much was known about Asperger’s but today many in the National Autistic Society believe he probably had the syndrome. Warhol displayed several signs including social ineptitude, obsession with uniformity and a dislike of using too many words.
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Talking Heads founder Byrne has been described as having autistic mannerisms in his performances and in 2003, Talking Heads bandmate Tina Weymouth went on record saying Byrne had Asperger’s syndrome. Byrne confirmed this in 2009 and said music helps with his symptoms.
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The mind behind “A Nightmare Before Christmas” is intelligent but also socially awkward, a combination of symptoms of Asperger’s. Burton’s partner Helena Bonham Carter believes Burton might be autistic and during her research for a role in which she’d play the mother of children with Asperger’s, Carter said she recognized many similarities between those in her research and her partner.
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Comedian and actor Aykroyd has said that some of his symptoms from Asperger’s were the inspiration for his character in “Ghostbusters,” for which he wrote the original screenplay with Harold Ramis. It became a critically and commercially successful film in 1984 that started the Ghostbusters media franchise, which includes a 1989 sequel, two animated TV series, and video games. Aykroyd said when he was younger he was obsessed with law enforcement and with ghost hunting, even carrying around a police badge, presumably to intimidate ghosts.
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Five-time Grammy award-winning Taylor is known for writing sensitive songs such as “You’ve Got a Friend” and “Fire and Rain.” Taylor is suspected of having Asperger’s.
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Hannah has recently opened up about being diagnosed as autistic. When she was a child, a diagnosis for Asperger’s did not exist but Hannah believes this is the form she has. Hannah has said the syndrome led her to be very shy as a child. Medical professionals suggested Hannah should be institutionalized as a child, but instead she went on to act in movies. She is best known for her roles in “Blade Runner,” “Splash,” “Roxanne,” “Wall Street,” “Steel Magnolias” and “Kill Bill.”
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Known as The Great Emancipator, Lincoln was thought to have had Asperger’s and displayed symptoms including depression, anxiety and a need for a regimented routine.
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Travis Meeks, vocalist and guitarist of the band Days of the New, has gone on record saying he has been diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome. Meeks’ father said Meeks has always been an introvert and that his music is a type of therapy for him. (Meeks if pictured shirtless).
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