The perils of suggesting famous historical figures had autism
Terje Falck-Ytter is professor of psychology at Uppsala University and researcher at the Center of Neurodevelopmental Disorders at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden. Sofia Lodén is researcher in the romance studies and classics department at Stockholm University. Both Falck-Ytter and Lodén are Pro Futura Scientia Fellows at the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study in Uppsala, Sweden.
Perceval, one of the Knights of the Round Table in the King Arthur legend is used as an example.
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