Real life celebrities who have or probably have Aspergers

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wblastyn
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21 Mar 2010, 6:52 pm

CockneyRebel wrote:

Okay:

Peter Tork of The Monkees
I wonder if Mike Myers has it
I have a feeling that John Lennon had it
Ray Davies of a band that's very well known at WP
and his best friend, Mick Avory, though a bit more affected
I have a hunch that Janis Joplin had it
I also have the same hunch about Elvis Presley
Graig Nichols, hands down
I have a feeling that Fran Dreshchier has it.
The actor who played Albert on Little House on The Prairie had it
I'm under the impression that Lady Gaga has it.

I also suspect Lady GaGa! She was an outcast in school, has an unusual dress sense, comes across as ackward in interviews and has a strange way of thinking...

Plus she reminds me of my friend who is currently undergoing assessment for AS.

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23 Mar 2010, 11:00 pm

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MagicMary wrote:

My list of who I think is AS:

Prince
Amy Whinehouse
Amy Lee
Courtney Love

Why Amy Lee?

I thought of Amy Lee based on what I've read about her as a child and seeing her in interviews.

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03 Apr 2010, 9:54 pm

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After watching this season of American Idol so far I am convinced Siobhan Magnus has it

Me too.

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18 Apr 2010, 12:11 pm

This thread has STUNNED me... I am 48, female, recently diagnosed with AS traits (though I think it goes deeper than that). My brother has it, my Dad had it. Recently it dawned on me that the men I tend to fancy are "emotionally unavailable", as the phrase is, simply because they too are on the spectrum. Everything fell into place when I realised that. And I do have a bit of a crush on David Mitchell, too...

Re Paul Simon: I could never listen to I Am A Rock as a kid because I was pretty friendless and I was terrified I'd end up like that. Took years to realise he was probably singing about himself...

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18 Apr 2010, 1:14 pm

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And I do have a bit of a crush on David Mitchell, too...

Good taste! :lol:

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18 Apr 2010, 11:24 pm

Kieth Olbermann, of MSNBC's Countdown with Kieth Olbermann has often been included on lists of celebrities with Asperger's. He grew up collecting baseball cards, a passion he never grew out of, and went on to becoming a sportscaster. These days, he's a far left leaning political commentator, who has a monomaniacal rage against far right fruit cakes and bigots.
I've seen H.P. Lovecraft included on the list - which I agree, he doubtlessly was. But his fellow fantasy writer, Robert E. Howard, who gave the world Conan the Barbarian, I am certain was also an Aspie.

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21 Apr 2010, 8:12 am

Not sure if its been mentioned in this post. Its apparent that Dan Akroyd had aspergers, media is not sure if diagnosis was self-made.

Found out that piece of information just after I watched an episode with him as a guest star on the Nanny.

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25 Apr 2010, 5:33 pm

Siobahn from american idol?

haven't watched the whole season...only recently got into it...but ya i think it's possible too....odd, she's one of my favs..not sure she'll win but still a fav.

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26 Apr 2010, 2:19 am

huytongirl wrote:

Re Paul Simon: I could never listen to I Am A Rock as a kid because I was pretty friendless and I was terrified I'd end up like that. Took years to realise he was probably singing about himself...

I am mostly a Rock and an Island. I think there is an aspect of sadness to this. On the other hand there is a simplicity and a strength to it also. Trade Off time.

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02 May 2010, 9:09 pm

Courtney Love was diagnosed with autism as a kid.
I don't know if he counts as a celebrity, but Vernon Smith (2002 Nobel Prize winner) has Asperger's.

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11 May 2010, 3:19 am

dbzgirl wrote:

Steven Speilberg and Satoshi Tajiri, the creator of "Pokemon", are diagnosed with it. Maybe George Lucas has it?

I have not heard that Spielberg has it.

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13 May 2010, 2:14 am

Deathklaat wrote:

dbzgirl wrote:

Steven Speilberg and Satoshi Tajiri, the creator of "Pokemon", are diagnosed with it. Maybe George Lucas has it?

I have not heard that Spielberg has it.

I have, if IMDB is to be believed.

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15 May 2010, 2:03 am

J Mascis.

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16 May 2010, 7:25 pm

CockneyRebel wrote:

Peter Tork, John Lennon, Ray Davies, and Craig Nicholls prob'ly do. The others you mentioned don't even seem REMOTELY Aspie!! (except possibly Janis, but I think a lot of her "strange" behavior was more drug-influenced than anything)

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16 May 2010, 7:27 pm

wblastyn wrote:

CockneyRebel wrote:

If Lady Gaga's Aspie, you might as well consider me to be Bruce Springsteen!!

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19 May 2010, 2:14 pm

I think somebody may have already mentioned it but Gary Numan has claimed to have asperger's.

I am pretty sure George Carlin had it. In interviews I notice he has a lot of trouble making eye contact and stims a lot. Also his sense of humor was very aspie"ish", a lot of wordplay and off the wall observations. I would imagine a lot of comedians are on the spectrum.

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