Daniel Tammet on David Letterman

Posted by admin on Sunday, November 18th, 2007 , Posted in Aspie, Savants , No Comments »

Daniel Tammet – Autistic Savant. Daniel’s appearance on the David Letterman Show. Tammet is a high-functioning Aspie savant gifted with a facility for mathematical calculations.

Einstein and Autism

Posted by admin on Friday, April 27th, 2007 , Posted in Aspergers Syndrome, Aspie, autism , No Comments »

Short video that examines the evidence that point to Albert Einstein being on the autism spectrum. This possibility also highlights the strong positives that many people with autism can have. Einstein exhibits many of the characteristics of those on the autism spectrum, including a speech delay.
 
 
 

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Did You Know?

  • * In 1970, Autism affected 1 out of 10,000 children
  • * Autism now affects 1 out of 110 children
  • * Autism affects 1 in 70 boys
  • * 1.7 million Americans have some form of autism
  • * 4 out of 5 autistic children are boys
  • * Autism has an annual cost of $90 billion worldwide
  • * The estimated healthcare costs of someone with autism over their lifetime is $3.2 million

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