DID YOU KNOW... Did you know that Albert Einstein did have autism?
One notable person who deserves a place on our list of 10 famous people with autism is Albert Einstein. He was not able to read early in his childhood. He had difficulty in social situations and had lots of learning difficulties in school. He did not care much about how he looked or dressed or what he ate. His difficulties in school can probably be traced to the fact that there were no teaching techniques for autistics when he was young so he had no skills to learn the pattern that was taught then. Einstein’s almost un-natural focus on his work early in life led him to outdistance everyone in his study of physics and the development of his mathematical breakthroughs and the theory of relativity.
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Nikola Tesla 1856-1943
An ethnic Serb born in present day Croatia, Tesla was a foremost inventor and engineer, more brilliant by far than his contemporary Edison, who ultimately exploited him and stole many of his ideas. More eccentric by far than any other personality on this list, Tesla harbored a crippling series of phobias, maintained his celibacy, had a sensitivity to light and sound, and was intensely focused on numbers (especially the number three – he wouldn’t stay in a room whose number was not divisible by three). He was very soft spoken, but could be nasty in defense of his strange beliefs. While generally reclusive and fanatically driven by his work, he could grandstand and was good friends with Mark Twain in his middle years. While most certainly obsessive compulsive, many of his behaviors could also be seen in an autistic light. As he aged, he became even more bizarre, ultimately earning the derision of the scientific community and dying alone in a hotel room, nearly penniless.
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Childhood Disintegrative Disorder (CDD): Is a rather rare condition that has only recently been 'officially' recognized. With CDD children develop a condition which resembles autism but only after a relatively prolonged period (usually 2 to 4 years) of clearly normal development. CDD is characterized by a loss of skills occurring over time, and differs from autism in the pattern of onset and course. Although apparently rare, the condition probably has frequently been incorrectly diagnosed.
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people with Asperger's Disorder, deficits in social interaction unusual responses to the environment, similar to those in autism, are observed. autism, however, cognitive and communicative development are within the normal or near-normal range in the first years of life, and verbal skills are usually an area of relative strength. Idiosyncratic interests are common and may take the form of an unusual and/or highly circumscribed interest (e.g., whales, weather schedules, number of signs).
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There are five disorders which fall under the umbrella of PDD, a category of neurological disorders characterized by pervasive impairment in several development," including social interaction and communications skills (DSM-IV-TR)". these disorders has specific diagnostic criteria American the by outlined as Association (APA) in its Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR).
The five disorders are: Autistic Asperger's Disorder, Childhood Disintegrativ Disorder (CDD), Rett's Disorder, and PDD-Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS.)