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                  Autism FAQ - Well-known Autistic People
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   Note: the accounts of some of these people are listed above under the
   section, Popular Attitudes/Entertainment".

   Well-known people who have chosen to write or speak about their
   Autistic family members:
     * Richard Burton (deceased actor) about his daughter by his first
       wife.
     * William Christopher (Father Mulcahy on the TV show M*A*S*H) about
       his son, Ned.
     * Will Clark (Baseball player) about his son.
     * Myron Cope (Pittsburgh sportscaster) about his son.
     * Tom Henke (Toronto baseball pitcher) about his son.
     * Carl Erskine (former baseball player).
     * Audrey Flack (scuptor, photographer), mother of an adult with
       autism.
     * Doug Flutie (football player) about his son, Doug Jr.
     * Stephen J. Gould (scientist/writer) about his son, Jesse.
     * Merton Hanks (football player) about his daughter, Milan.
     * Scott Mellanby (hockey player) about his son.
     * Joe Mantegna (actor), father of daughter with autism.
     * Dan Marino (football player) about his son.
     * Wynton and Brandford Marsalis (jazz/classical musicians) about
       their brother.
     * Mark McEwen (TV weatherman on CBS Morning News), about his
       brother, Sean.
     * Barbara Roberts (former Governor of Oregon), mother of adult with
       autism.
     * Tracy Rowlett (Dallas anchorperson) about his son.
     * Jonathan Shestak (movie producer) about his son, Dov.
     * Beverly Sills (opera singer) about her son, Bucky.
     * Phoebe Snow (singer), mother of daughter with autism.
     * Sylvester Stallone (movie actor) about his son, Seargeoh.
     * BJ Surhoff (Baltimore baseball player, 1996) about his son, Mason.
     * David Tomlinson (the actor who starred in Mary Poppins, Bedknobs
       and Broomsticks, the Love Bug etc) had an autistic son, whose
       diagnosis and education is mentioned in some detail in Mr
       Tomlinson's autobiography Luckier than Most.

   Autistic individuals who have become well-known through their writing
   and/or speaking on their experiences:
     * Donna Williams.
     * Temple Grandin. http://www.grandin.com/
     * Thomas McKean.

   Occasionally there is speculation as to whether some particular
   well-known person is autistic, e.g. an author, scientist, or
   mathematician known to be unsocial and very focused. For example,
   there is an audiotape called Was Einstein Autistic? (see Bibliography
   Section)

   However, despite such speculation, these people in general could
   socialize in ways far advanced of typical autistic behavior: eye
   contact, etc. A theory currently in vogue is that autism is a severe
   variant of a mild condition that causes people to lack social skills:
   the book Shadow Syndromes expands on this theme. It is probable that
   nearly all famous people occasionally cited as being possibly autistic
   fall more naturally under such a milder classification.

   One of the most convincing cases I've heard of a famous person being
   truly autistic was in regards to Canadian pro golfer Moe Norman. There
   is a biography of him: The Feeling of Greatness, the Moe Norman Story
   by Tim O'Connor.
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