Will there ever be an ASD President of the USA?

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Maybe a third-party, such as the Independent Party will run an ASD politician in an election.

But I don't see an ASD politician being elected to a political office in the near future.

I'd love to run for a seat in the US House or US Senate, as a Democrat, but would
simply not be able to handle the job. My Republican friends would do nothing
more than mock my strange behavior and epilepsy. This would also go alongside
my tendency to scream at loud noises.

It would never happen. Before anyone says that Obama was elected and the fact that he's African American, get this: he's just a figurehead for the real leaders. All US President's never had the power that the ordinary people think they have. Hell, if the US President was the most powerful man in the world, why is it that people elsewhere, even mid level Mafiosi make more money then he does?! As for a woman President, never.

There are three groups that the USA will be seeing a lot more of within the next generation: Muslims, Hispanics, and Autistics. The rates of autism do seem to be on the rise, but there's another thing on the rise as well.
People are now used to not trusting politicians, because there is just so much deception in the government. Something I have observed consistently in spectrumites is that they have less inclination to lie, and even less ability to manipulate. While this may translate to less ability to rally supporters, I think it is something the USA will like in a candidate.

Thomas Jefferson was supposedly on the autistic spectrum. That being said, I don't think we'll see one again. I think many ASD people would be very capable presidents, but the fact is one also has to be a good public speaker (so how Bush got elected I'm not sure) and be extremely comfortable around total strangers. Somehow, I can't imagine many people with Asperger's would be comfortable having a gathering for 1,000 strangers or kissing random babies who they don't even know. Times have changed a lot since Jefferson was president, and I don't think it will happen again.

In addition to Jefferson, would Madison have been on the 'spectrum'? Nerdy, shy, intellectual, bookish and BRILLIANT in his knowledge of the World, ideas, writings and ability to see through the mishmash to create and forge compromises - basically the guy who put the USA's Constitution together - its 'Great Compromise' (the two-house Congress) was his idea.

His only 'blemish' on the AS spectrum? He got the BABE! Dolly was the woman who every guy alive and aware at the time lusted after, yet nerdy little pipsqueak James Madison got her. (I guess that there is hope for us yet!)

Mike

I highly doubt it... politics nowadays is all about how you appear at conventions and convince others you're the best candidate while the other candidate sucks. It's high school all over again, except it's much more cut throat and every slip up you will appear on Fox News and Youtube getting torn apart. Some past presidents could've gotten away with having an ASD, but the 24-7 pressure on presidents to not slip up at all would be quite a burden. Perhaps in 2200, lol.

I've often heard that Jefferson had many AS traits. But we will discover rocking horse feces before a person with a diagnosis of autism is even a canidate for president.

they say thomas jefferson was a idiot savant.i have heard it said josef stalin was a idiot savant.even though stalin was georgian and ruled russia,that was still one hell of an empire to control.kim peeks father was the one that said stalin may have have had autism

Don't know about the US tho we here in the UK will need a change of mind set before there
becomes the first ASD MP. Read this five year old article from the BBc & you will understand why

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5399072.stm

I believe we have had ASD Presidents in the USA in the past. I want to emphasize "I believe" because is it possible to accurately diagnosed a deceased person for ASD? But, I still believe we have had ASD Presidents in the past. I believe Thomas Jefferson had Asperger's. I have heard that George Washington and Andrew Jackson may have had Asperger's. I do confess that my opinion on this is largely based on what I have read from sources who believe these individuals had Asperger's.