A psychiatrist located at the Trinity College in Dublin, Michael Fitzgerald, declares that many historical figures achieved success through autism. He believes that some of the characteristics of autism spectrum disorders are associated with creative genius.
In the article, "Albert Einstein 'Found Genius in Autism," Professor Fitzgerald mentions that famous individuals showed signs of autism spectrum disorders like Asperger's Syndrome:
Albert Einstein
Issac Newton
George Orwell
H.G. Wells
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Beethoven
Mozart
Hans Christian Andersen
Immanuel Kant
Fitzgerald recently spoke at a Royal College of Psychiatrists' Academic Psychiatry conference in London and argued that "the genes for autism/Asperger's, and creativity are essentially the same."
I only wish I was a genius. There are some people with Asperger's that are very intelligent, but that doesn't apply for everyone. The rest of us are of average intelligence.
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