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This page is a list of famous people who have been [[medical diagnosis|diagnosed]] with an [[Autism spectrum disorder|Autism Spectrum Disorder]].  These disorders include [[autism]], [[Asperger syndrome]], and [[Pervasive Developmental Disorder]] Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS).

==People diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder==
===Actors and singers===

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(contracted; show full)[Ahmed Al-Rahimi]] || Autism || Being a clever student on Køge Gymnasium in Denmark || <ref name=nymag>{{cite web |url=http://nymag.com/news/features/autism-spectrum-2012-11/ |title=Autism Spectrum: Are You On It?  If so, you’re in good company.  From Asperger’s to “Asperger’s,” how the spectrum became quite so all-inclusive |last1=Wallace |first1=Benjamin |last2= |first2= |date=May 12, 2014 |website=New York Magazine |publisher=New York Media, LLC |accessdate=February 17, 2016 |quote=}}</ref>

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|Jordan Lutz
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|His lack of social skills and immaturity despite his recorded age
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==People from history==
Some doctors, writers, and historians think they can diagnose people from the past with an Autism Spectrum Disorder.  They do this by reading about what the person was like and seeing if any of the symptoms of an Autism Spectrum Disorder fit that person.

Because autism and Asperger syndrome were first described in the 1940s, none of these people could have actually been diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder while they were alive.

(contracted; show full)rald |first=Michael|title=The genesis of artistic creativity: Asperger's syndrome and the arts|publisher=Jessica Kingsley Publishers|year=2005|location=London|isbn=1-84310-334-6}}</ref><ref name="LyonsFitzgerald2005">{{cite book|author1=Viktoria Lyons|author2=Michael Fitzgerald|title=Asperger Syndrome: A Gift Or a Curse?|date=1 January 2005|publisher=Nova Publishers|isbn=978-1-59454-387-6|page=}}</ref>
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==References==
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[[Category:Autism]]