recursal/Fanatic-Fandom huggingface dataset:
Norbert Wiener

Norbert Wiener (November 26, 1894 – March 18, 1964) was an American mathematician and philosopher. He was a child prodigy, and as an adult he contributed significant research to the fields of stochastic and mathematical noise processes (in particular electronic engineering, electronic communication and control systems), He is also considered the founder of cybernetics. He graduated from high school at 11 and was awarded a BA in mathematics at 14, after which he started studying zoology at Harvard, transferred to Cornell to study philosophy and then went back to Harvard, where he earned a PhD at 17 with a dissertation on mathematical logic. In 1915-16 he taught at Harvard himself (philosophy, not mathematics). He eventually became a professor of mathematics at MIT, after failing to secure permanent positions at other institutions. After World War II he recruited a research team in cognitive science, with researchers in neuropsychology and the mathematics and biophysics of the nervous system, including Warren Sturgis McCulloch and Walter Pitts, but soon after creating this group he ended contact with all members. Wiener opposed what he called "the militarization of science" (political interference with scientific research), in particular in the article "A Scientist Rebels" he wrote for the January 1947 issue of *The Atlantic Monthly.* He won numerous awards and authored several publications. Details can be found on his Wikipedia page, where you can also find out more about the life of this extraordinary mind. Wiener is featured in *Genius Genes* by Michael Fitzgerald and Brendan O’Brien as likely autistic (Asperger's Syndrome).
Bradley Turner

Bradley Turner is a talented young opera singer from Sedgley, UK, who studied performing arts at Dudley College and was introduced to classical music by his teacher Tim Harding. He has performed very well at talent competitions like the Star Youth Talent Grand Final at Walsall's Goldmine Centre in 2014 and Autism's Got Talent in 2015, where he sang "Time to Say Goodbye" in central London, as well as more recently in Essex. Anna Kennedy, the founder of Autism's Got Talent, described Bradley as "a wonderful and talented young man". Bradley also took part in Anna Kennedy Online’s charity album launched at The Hard Rock Cafe in Mayfair, where he sang an original song written by Aaron Yorke, "All I Want Is You". Read more about this inspiring young man in this article from 2015 or in this more recent article from October 2017.
Richard Borcherds

Richard Borcherds (born 1959) is a British-American mathematician currently working on the quantum field theory. He is known in particular for his work with lattices, number theory, group theory, and infinite-dimensional algebras. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 1998. As a child he was also a fantastic chess player but later gave up chess because of the too competitive environment. Borcherds revealed that he believes he has Asperger's Syndrome in an interview with Simon Singh for The Guardian. This is an excerpt about him from The High-Flying Obsessives: "Some work environments enable people with the syndrome to flourish. Richard Borcherds, professor of maths at Berkeley in California, was 38 and teaching at Cambridge when he won the Fields medal - the equivalent of the maths Nobel prize. He suspected he might have autism after reading an article about it when he was in his 30s and recognised many of its symptoms in himself. Borcherds, who describes himself as 'socially inept', knew Baron-Cohen, who assessed him for a study of Asperger high-flyers and diagnosed that he did indeed have AS." In 2012 he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society and in 2014 he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Read more about his amazing career and the many awards he has won here.
Gene Nakauchi

Gene Nakauchi (born 1995) is a chess champion from Australia with Asperger's Syndrome. He started to display signs of exceptional abilities when he was two years old (he could read the whole Japanese alphabet). When he was eight his brother took him to the Gardiner Chess Centre on the Gold Coast, and this was the start of a phenomenal career in spite of initial difficulties. Gene definitely has remarkable skills and on one occasion (at an Oceania Chess Championship in Fuji) he was for example able to memorize the endless variations of one of chess's most aggressive and complicated opening strategies. Read more about how it all started here or view his games here.
Brian Gutierrez

Brian Gutierrez is an American politician who was appointed to the California State Council on Developmental Disabilities in 2013. He became a National Committee member for Hillary Clinton in October 2016 and is the youngest Latino and the only autistic person to have served on the Presidential committee. Read more about this accomplished man here or on his Wikipedia page.
Rudy Simone

Rudy Simone is a multi-talented lady with Asperger's Syndrome. She has published several books on Asperger's (in particular for women, but also interesting for men) and is also the founder of the International Aspergirl Society. Her most famous book is *Aspergirls*, which has been translated into several languages. Rudy is also a musician and an actress. As she says on her website, she blends eerie sonic textures and edgy lyrics in her music as she sings of inner ghosts, the great void, love, and past lives and can combine the nocturnal aesthetics of the goth scene with the emotional warmth of the blues. Rudy often travels around the world to talk about Asperger's. Read more about this accomplished lady on her website.
Trent Altman

Trent Altman is an accomplished, award-winning artist from the USA who regularly exhibits and who has recently been accepted into BWAC, Brooklyn’s artist-run organization. Yvonne Mikulencak, M.F.A, and retired art history professor said the following of his art: “Altman’s images are transformed into [the] patterns [of] High Analytical Cubism of Picasso and George Braque… It is a calm world transformed by metaphysical beauty and created by poets such as John Donne and George Herbert. Altman’s aesthetics has joined this group of visual and literary artists… [and is] your visual guide of human emotions, dancing to the universal rhythms of nature on another dimension.” Enjoy Trent's beautiful art on his website.
John Williams

John Williams is an award-winning American collage artist with Asperger’s Syndrome. John says that art helps him channel his energy into creating new visions, creating order out of chaos and making sense of the world. He likes in particular to create historical artwork because he also has a great passion for history. His focus are usually the eyes of the subject, looking directly at the viewer. John’s work has been exhibited at the Outsider Art Fair in New York, the Outsider Folk Art Gallery in Pennsylvania, the SOFA Show in Chicago, the Davis Art Center in Ft. Myers, and numerous locations in New England. John's work has also been featured in articles and books, including a cover story for *The Folk Art Messenger*, a** feature article in the *Boston Globe* and *Drawing Autism* by Jill Mullin. Read more about this remarkable man and enjoy some of his art on his website .
Ellen Boudreaux

Ellen Boudreaux (born 1957) is a blind time-keeping wizard and musical savant from the USA. She is blind because she was born prematurely. Her extraordinary musical abilities were noticed when she was just six months old and hummed the lullaby that was playing on her cradle gym. Her parents also noticed her incredible sense of direction when she started to walk (in spite of being blind). When she was 7 her teacher recommended her parents to buy her a piano as her musical skills became more and more evident and she could memorize whole pieces after hearing them only once. Ellen also taught herself how to play the guitar. She is also very good at improvising and transposing. At about 8, she also developed an extraordinary ability to keep the time (without looking at the watch). She currently plays with her band the Diremakers (where she is the lead soloist). Ellen is featured in *Islands of Genius* by Darold Treffert. Read more about this remarkable savant here.
Goblins of Elderstone

Goblins of Elderstone is a new twist to the village-buildino;j;hgenre. It adds a management feature that allows players to create and manage a clan of Goblins. The game is currently under development by Lost Goblin and is expected to release in 2017. It was Kickstarter funded in November 2016.

**Overview**
In Goblins of Elderstone the choice is yours. You can be wise and industrious or create a trade empire. You can be the divine chosen one and lead your tribe to glory through the power of your faith in the gods or be a conqueror and show the world the power of your goblin forces. You can be whatever kind of goblin tribe you want!

Key Features

* Chaotic Goblins - If a goblin becomes bored or their needs are not met, they may become extremely mischievous. They will steal or try to kill other goblins. They may burn down the village or move to the wilds and attack the village later.
* Free-form city building - There is no grid to place buildings on. Instead, they connect together via pathways and exact placement is up to the player.
* Large resource and crafting tree - There are over 30 different resources that can be crafted, traded or stolen. Players will need Enforcers to ensure the work is getting done. A lazy worker could mean trouble.
* Clan, world, and divine politics - Use a combination of fast-talking, gift-giving, threats and violence to keep your clan (or clans) in line. Fail at this and they will either murder each other or burn down the entire village. Diplomacy doesn’t stop there - other races and even the gods can be convinced to do your bidding.
* War, Trade or Faith - Choose to play as a warlord conquering the world, an industrious trader that rules the world through wealth, a powerful avatar to the gods or a combination of all. You get to make several choices at the start each new game that will create your pantheon from a vast selection of gods as we add more to the game. These choices also influence your playthrough, making each playthrough unique
* Scout, Raid, Trade or Pilgrimage - Form your tribe into trek parties and send them out to explore the surrounding area. Will you raid and pillage the region? Trade with other cities? Send Spirit Treks to holy sites to gain favor with your gods? How you deal with what you find is up to you.
* RPG Story Moments - Elderstone is a world of high fantasy and each story told is unique. Deal with traveling strangers, evil overlords, cunning dragons or benevolent gods. Narrative by Edwin McRae - writer for Path of Exile.
* Defend your tribe - Darkness lurks around every turn! Defend your tribe from roaming monsters or roaming adventurers. Fight off enemy heroes and raid parties and retaliate with your own. Hire your own heroes at the tavern to lead raid parties against enemy rulers.

## Media

### Videos

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## References

* Kickstarter
* Official Web Site
Stephanie Tihanyi

Stephanie Tihanyi is a very gifted, mostly self-taught visionary artist from Sint Maarten. She discovered her talent when she went to study in Austria and Italy and became more familiar with the 15th and 16th century old master painting techniques of the Flemish and Italian painters. She exhibits regularly, is a member of the Visionary Art Collective (VAgallery) and The Society for Art of the Imagination (AOI) and had her work published on the cover of *Been There, Done That - An Aspies Guide to Life On Earth* by Tony Attwood. Enjoy her beautiful work on her website.
Neri Avraham

Neri Avraham (born 1990) is a very gifted artist who was born in Israel and currently resides in the USA. He is a part-time artist at Gateway and won the Transitional Scholars Program at MassBay Community College both in 2009 and 2010. He also has his own studio in his home (where he lives with his family). Neri uses various media for his art and is also a sculptor. Since 2012 he regularly exhibits his art at the Newton Open Studios shows. Read more about Neri and enjoy his beautiful art on his page on the AANE Artist Collaborative website.
Kim Peek

Kim Peek (November 11, 1951 - December 19, 2009) is the "megasavant" who inspired the famous movie *Rain Man*. He had an exceptional memory that earned him the nickname "Kimputer" (he could for example memorize whole books after reading them only once and remembered them for the rest of his life, and his knowledge was truly encyclopedic) and like the character in the movie (Raymond Babbitt) he was autistic. He had memorized about 7600 books and could remember all dates in history and also easily identify compositions as well instantly know the names of the composers, their date of birth and other details of their lives. He was also diagnosed with FG Syndrome and was born without a *corpus callosum* (the band of nerve fibers that joins the two hemispheres of the brain). While some people think he only had FG Syndrome and was not autistic, in general he is believed to have been autistic and the two conditions don't exclude each other as both are related to the X chromosome. There is an interesting article with many details on Kim Peek and his life, The Real Rain Man, on the Wisconsin Medical Society website.
Paul Kostabi

Paul Kostabi (born 1962) is an American artist, musician, music producer and audio engineer who was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome as an adult. He is the founding member of the bands *Youth Gone Mad*, *White Zombie*, and *Psychotica.* Paul's beautiful paintings are exhibited at various venues around the world including the *Guggenheim Museum* in New York. Read more about this accomplished man here.
Books and Essays on the Genius of Autism

Baron-Cohen, Simon – *The Essential Difference,* Penguin Books (2003)

Brown, Julie – *Writers on the Spectrum: How Autism and Asperger Syndrome Have Influenced Literary Writing,* Jessica Kingsley Publishers (2010)

Collins, Paul – *Not Even Wrong: Adventures in Autism,* Bloomsbury (2004)

Elder, Jennifer – *Different Like Me – My Book of Autism Heroes*, Jessica Kingsley Publishers (2005)

Fitzgerald, Michael – Autism and Creativity, Routledge (2003)

Fitzgerald, Michael – Did the Nobel Prize Winner John Nash Have Asperger’s Syndrome and Schizophrenia?

Fitzgerald, Michael – Genius, Creativity and Savantism

Fitzgerald, Michael – Louis Wain and Asperger’s Syndrome in Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine, 19, 3, 101

Fitzgerald, Michael – The Genesis of Artistic Creativity: Asperger’s Syndrome and the Arts, Jessica Kingsley Publishers (2005)

Fitzgerald Michael, Arshad Muhammad, Aslam Uzma – Did MA Jinnah, the Founder of Pakistan, Have Asperger’s Syndrome?, article in Irish Psychiatrist, February/March 2005 6(1)

Fitzgerald, Michael and James, Ioan – *The Mind of the Mathematician,* Johns Hopkins University Press (2007)

Fitzgerald,
Michael and Lyons, Viktoria – *Asperger Syndrome – A Gift or a Curse?,* Nova Science Publishers Inc. (2005)

Fitzgerald, Michael and O’Brien, Brendan  – *Genius Genes: How Asperger Talents Changed the World,* AAPC (2007)

Fitzgerald, Michael and Walker, Antoinette – *Unstoppable Brilliance: Irish Geniuses and Asperger’s Syndrome,* Liberties Press (2006)

Gillberg, Christopher – *A Guide to Asperger Syndrome,* Cambridge University Press (2002)

Gold, Karen – *The High-Flying Obsessives*, The Guardian (2000)

Grandin, Temple – *Thinking in Pictures,* Doubleday (1995)

Grinker, Roy – *Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Autism*, Basic Books (2007)

James, Ioan – *Asperger Syndrome and High Achievement: Some Very Remarkable People,* Jessica Kingsley Publishers (2005)

James, Ioan – *Autism and Mathematical Talent,* *Mathematical Intelligencer,* Vol. 32 No. 1 (2010)

James, Ioan – *Autism in Mathematicians*, *Mathematical Intelligencer,* Vol. 25 No. 4 (2003)

James, Ioan – *Remarkable Physicists*, Cambridge University Press (2004)

Ledgin, Norman – *Asperger’s and Self-Esteem: Insight and Hope through Famous Role Models,* Future Horizons (2002)

Ortiz, John – *The Myriad Gifts of Asperger’s Syndrome*, Jessica Kingsley Publishers (2008)

Paradiz, Valerie – *Elijah’s Cup: a Family’s Journey into the Community and Culture of High-Functioning Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome,* The Free Press (2002)

Saltz, Gail - *The Power of Different: The Link between Disorder and Genius*, Flatiron Books (2017)

Treffert, Darold – *Islands of Genius*, Jessica Kingsley Publishers (2010)

Westfahl, Gary – *Homo Aspergerus: Evolution Stumbles Forward*, an article in *Locus Online,* March 6th 2006 (Australia)
Sarah Stup

Sarah Stup (born 1983) is an accomplished American author who communicates by writing (typing). She discovered the magic of the written word at the age of 8 and later graduated from high school with honors. She has written many books that take the readers into the world of autism and has also been featured in numerous publications including the *Baltimore Sun*, *Frederick News Post* and *Exceptional Parent*. Sarah also likes to help people and has a section called "Ask Sarah" on her website where anybody can ask questions. Read more about this remarkable lady and her publications here.
Dance Dance Revolution Extreme: The Rubix Pick

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## Dance Dance Revolution Extreme: The Rubix Pick

### **Genre**

Dance
Pop
Electronic

### **Label**

Rubix

***Dance Dance Revolution Extreme: The Rubix Pick*** is a 2004 compilation of songs from the Konami music video game *Dance Dance Revolution Extreme*. It was released on the Rubix Records label on November 16, 2004.

## Track listing

1. i feel... - AKIRA YAMAOKA
2. HIGHS OFF U (Scorccio XY Mix) - 4 REEEL
3. Only You - CAPTAIN JACK
4. DON'T CLOCK ME - POPULA DEMAND feat. THE GET FRESH GIRLS
5. WILD RUSH - FACTOR-X
6. Go West - Pet Shop Boys
7. WONDERLAND (UKS Mix) - X-TREME
8. DROP OUT - NW260
9. Y.M.C.A. - VILLAGE PEOPLE
10. JET WORLD - Mutsuhiko Izumi
11. A Stupid Barber - Sho-T
12. KICK THE CAN - BUS STOP
13. Believe - Eddie.J
14. Kids in America - KIM WILDE
15. ECSTASY - d-complex

## Gallery

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Trevor Tao

Trevor Tao (born 1977) is an international chess master from Australia who also won prizes in maths and music (classical music composition) when he was a teenager. He is also the brother of two maths prodigies (Terry and Nigel). He was diagnosed with autism at the age of two. Trevor won the Australian Junior in 1992 (when he was 14). His highest rating was 2440 in 2012. Read more about this extraordinary man here.
Jessica-Jane Applegate

Jessica-Jane Applegate (born 1996) is a Paralympic swimmer from the UK. She has won numerous competitions. A full list of her incredible achievements can be found here. They include a gold medal at the Paralympics Games in 2012. Since early 2013 she is an ambassador of Mencap, an organization that helped her when she was a child. She also works for the Norwich City Community Sports Foundation and other charities and loves to walk and groom dogs from the local rescue center. Jessica-Jane is included on this list of Great Women of Our Time. Read more about this amazing lady and her accomplishments on her website.
Thomas A. McKean

Thomas A. McKean (born 1965) is a talented American autistic author, poet and lecturer. He is also a singer and a songwriter as well as an international speaker and an autism advocate. He is the author of *Soon Will Come the Light: A View From Inside the Autism Puzzle* and *Light On the Horizon: A Deeper View From Inside the Autism Puzzle*. Read more on his website.
James Hobley

James Hobley (born 1999) is a fantastic dancer from the UK who was a finalist on Britain's Got Talent 2011. James describes himself as a dancer whose act can best be described as a crossover between ballet and freestyle disco and who manages to fuse the poise and gracefulness of ballet with the energetic and gymnastic moves of freestyle disco. He has been described by the media as a real life 'Billy Elliot'. Very early in life James tiptoe-walked and as a result the tendons in his legs were very tight so he had to wear splints on both legs and orthopaedic boots. This all changed when he discovered dancing at 8. His tendons stretched naturally and very soon he no longer needed the splints and boots and gained confidence, enabling him to also make friends. Read more about this extraordinary dancer on his Facebook fan page or read an update since Britain's Got Talent 2011 here.
Simone Weil

Simone Weil (February 3, 1909 - August 24, 1943) was a French philosopher, mystic and political activist siding with the Anarchists known as the Durruti Column in the Spanish Civil War. Simone Weil was a prolific writer, but her work only found attention after her death. Albert Camus described her as "the only great spirit of our times" (John Hellman 1983, *Simone Weil: An Introduction to Her Thought*. Wilfrid Laurier University Press). She was proficient in ancient Greek by the age of 12 and later studied philosophy at the *École Normale Supérieure* (Paris). She also showed deep interest in all religions, although she was born into a secular household. Her main interest, however, was Christianity and she appears to have experienced a religious ecstasy in the *Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli* in 1937. She died of cardiac failure at 34. While the coroner's report said that "the deceased did kill and slay herself by refusing to eat whilst the balance of her mind was disturbed", the exact cause of her death is still a subject of debate. She is believed to have been autistic (Asperger's Syndrome) and is featured in *The Genesis of Artistic Creativity* and *Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome and Creativity* by Michael Fitzgerald as well as *Asperger Syndrome and High Achievement* by Ioan James. She is also included on this list of Great Women of Our Time. Her brother André Weil is also believed to have been autistic. Read more about this amazing lady and her extraordinary life and writings on her Wikipedia page.
Constantine

Constantine is an autistic writer from the UK. He is also father to an autistic son and married to an autistic wife, In 2017 he received first class honours at Middlesex university in creative and media writing, In 2019 he was one of the writers on the second season of the TV show 'Pablo' which aims to bring autistic experience and understanding to children, in 2021 he released his first novel, also aimed at autistic children and trans/LGBTQ+ friendly. "The Cats of Charnwood forest," in 2022 he achieved a first class masters degree in creative writing and he is currently working on his first picture book aimed at autistic children and reluctant readers.

He also writes bad poetry when ever he gets the chance.

Though born with a first name he had it removed by deedpoll in order to distance himself from the troubled person he was before diagnosis.

https://catsofcharnwood.com

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5710996/?r[1]
Aleksander Vinter

Aleksander Vinter is a Norwegian musician (electronic, EDM, experimental) also known as "Savant". His career started in 2009 with his debut album *Outbreak*, and since then he has asserted himself internationally, in particular in the USA. *Outbreak* was also nominated for the 2009 Norwegian Grammy Awards in the electronic music category. Aleksander's whole impressive discography can be found here. In 2017 he wrote an orchestral soundtrack which was used for the movie *The Black Room*. Read more about this great musician on his Wikipedia page.
Joseph Erber

Joseph Erber (born 1985) is a brilliant musician from the UK and a former child prodigy who had a symphony he had composed himself performed in London at the age of 12. Here is an article on that memorable symphony and how well it was received. Joseph has also been featured in a BBC TV documentary and is still a successful musician and composer with perfect pitch and many abilities. You can enjoy his music and read more about him here.
Samantha E

Samantha E (born 13 February 1994) is a young Scottish singer from Edinburgh, Scotland. She has Autism with a Pervasive Communication Disorder.

Samantha learned to sing before she could talk and says *"music has always been a way for me to communicate how I feel to the world"*.

She adds *"I am not the best singer, but I love to sing and be creative when I do"*.

Samantha doesn't use autotune or any vocal correction software when recording any of her songs.

Samantha has been honored with various awards over the past few years.

Over 2010 / 2011 Samantha received a *"Young Scotlands got Talent Certificate of Excellence"*.

In 2011, Samantha was a Winner for performing arts - International Naturally Autistic People Awards

In 2012, She was indoctrinated into the International League of Ambassadors for INAPA representing Scotland.

2013 saw Samantha Reinstated as INAPA Ambassador for Scotland & the UK, and she recieved a commendation from the Lord Provost of Edinburgh for her work as an Ambassador for Autism Acceptance.

You can read more about her on her website.
Rachael Lucas

Rachael Lucas is an accomplished writer and public speaker who lives in Southport, a beautiful Victorian seaside resort in the North West of England with her partner, who is also a writer. Her debut YA novel, *The State of Grace*, was first published in April 2017. This novel was also recognized by Dr Judith Gould of the National Autistic Society as a supportive guide for newly diagnosed autistic girls. Rachael has also published three three romantic comedies: *Sealed with a Kiss*, *Coming Up Roses*, and *Wildflower Bay*. Read more about this lady and her quite interesting and remarkable life on her website.
Rafael Angevine

Rafael Angevine is an accomplished photographer adopted as a child from El Salvador and now living in the USA. Rafael showed remarkable talent in both the visual arts and music since an early age (he started composing when he was 5). He started taking photos at about 6 or 7, a passion that grew stronger with the years and a great way for him to communicate with the world. He was diagnosed with autism at 26. Rafael's talent is particularly evident in his ability to create stunning photos that at the same time are also quite simple, like "Ray Zor", "Thinking" or "Paper". Miriam Kilmer said of him: "I think his greatest strength lies in his ability to turn objects of daily life into revelations of his ingenious artistic awareness. The ride may be bumpy, but I definitely want to come along." Rafael has also taken part in several exhibitions. Read more about this talented man and his life on his website.
Nora Blansett

Nora Blansett (born 1974) is a talented, award-winning multi-media artist (fine arts, photography and jewellery) as well as a writer of short stories and a poet. She began drawing at a young age, had her first exhibition in her early teens and her art and photography are now published in various magazines and books and also regularly exhibited in galleries. Nora is an avid supporter of Autism and Cancer research as well as of LGBT rights and often donates her work and time to raise money and awareness. Find more about Nora and enjoy her beautiful creations on her website.
Nik Sebastian

Nik Sebastian is a gifted painter from Ohio, USA. He mainly paints portraits and is able to beautifully capture emotions in them in spite of his face blindness. He is also interested in breaking down stereotypes and prejudices of all sorts. Nik assures us on his website that it is definitely not a tragedy to be on the spectrum. Find out more and enjoy his beautiful art here.
Luke Jackson

Luke Jackson is a world-renowned author and public speaker from the UK. He has written several books, including "Freaks, Geeks and Asperger's Syndrome". Luke grew up in a big family where he was not the only one who had been diagnosed with autism, so he got first-hand experience of what autism is from an early age and is now able to channel this experience into helping others. In the above-mentioned book Luke also makes it clear that "difference is cool". Luke helped produce a BBC documentary called "My Family and Autism", which was so successful that he and his family were later the focus of the television drama "The Magnificent Seven", starring Helena Bonham Carter. Read more about this remarkable young man on his website.
Daniel Tammet

Daniel Tammet is an English writer (author of three books), translator and math wizard featured in *Islands of Genius* by Darold Treffert. He is also a memory champion who has been the subject of several scientific studies. Prof. Allan Snyder said that Daniel is special because, contrary to other savants, he can describe what goes on his head. In 2012 he was elected to serve as a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Read more about Daniel, his books and feats here.

Autistic Geniuses of the 21st Century
Gunilla Gerland

**Gunilla Gerland**, born 13 July 1963 in Stockholm, Sweden is a Swedish writer and autism lecturer who has written many books about the topic. She was diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome at the age of 29.

## References

1. ↑ Plight of the outsider (English). Gale Onefile (2 December 1997). Retrieved on 13 March 2022.
Birger Sellin

Birger Sellin (born 1973) is the first functionally non-verbal autistic person to become a published author in Germany. His first book (called *I Don't Want to Be Inside Me Anymore: Messages from an Autistic Mind*) was published in 1993, when he was just 20 years old, and has since been translated into many other languages. He also became the subject of a controversy about facilitated communication because in the past there were many prejudices against non-verbal persons (who were not believed to be able to achieve much). Quite a few non-verbal autistic persons have since been quite successful writers and have been able to describe how it feels to be non-verbal and autistic, greatly improving the understanding of autism, and the technique is now usually accepted. Read more about this pioneering man on his Wikipedia page.
Paul Erdős

Paul Erdős (March 26, 1913 – September 20, 1996) was a prominent Hungarian mathematician who is believed to have had Asperger's Syndrome. He is featured in *Genius Genes: How Asperger Talents Changed the World* by Michael Fitzgerald and Brendan O’Brien, and in the early 40s Stanisław Ulam described him in the following way: "Erdős is somewhat below medium height, an extremely nervous and agitated person... almost constantly jumping up and down or flapping his arms. His eyes indicated he was always thinking about mathematics, a process interrupted only by his rather pessimistic statements on world affairs, politics, or human affairs in general, which he viewed darkly. If some amusing thought occurred to him, he would jump up, flap his hands, and sit down again." Paul Erdős was an extremely prolific writer (he wrote around 1,500 mathematical papers) and is famous for his excellent work in discrete mathematics, graph theory, number theory, mathematical analysis, approximation theory, set theory, and probability theory. He also contributed to the Ramsey theory. Read more about this outstanding mathematician on his Wikipedia page.
Andrea Michael

Andrea Michael is an amazing award-winning Australian artist with an emphasis on animals (in particular horses and dragons) and fantasy. Andrea uses both digital and traditional methods and was identified as a savant by Darold Treffert in 2014. She used to draw as a child but in 2001 medication destroyed her ability to create for about a decade until she started drawing again in 2011 when she was also Highly Commended in an Australian Colored Pencil Network's Online Exhibition. Enjoy Andrea's beautiful art here.
Tommy Des Brisay

Tommy Des Brisay is a wonderful para athletic runner from Canada. Tommy was diagnosed with autism at the age of 2. Since he started walking at 8 months, he was unstoppable - climbing, exploring, and jumping on his trampoline all the time. Tommy is a Disney fan and Disney movies’ subtitles truly helped him learn language, as the written word supported his ability to learn to speak. Disney movies also kindled Tommy's imagination and he soon started writing his own stories at 8 years of age, often accompanying them with his own drawings/art. Tommy is now a very accomplished para athletic runner. One of his latest accomplishments is that in September 2016 he finished 1st Place at the Canada Army Run 2016, with a new personal best of 1:12:24, finishing ahead of 8800 runners. He was also featured in *Runner’s World Magazine* on April 27, 2017. Tommy's journey is truly amazing. Tommy shares his inspiring story with the world on YouTube and his website.
Alan Turing

Alan Turing (June 23, 1912 – June 7, 1954) was an English computer scientist, mathematician, logician, cryptanalyst and theoretical biologist who was highly influential in the development of theoretical computer science. Turing won the Smith's Prize in 1936. He was also appointed to the Order of the British Empire in 1946 and elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1951. Turing is believed to have had Asperger's Syndrome. In a 2003 paper in the *Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine,* Henry O’Connell and Michael Fitzgerald closely studied Turing's biography (including anecdotes of his life) and concluded that Turing met all six criteria for Asperger's Syndrome as defined by Gillberg. Read more about the amazing life and numerous accomplishments of this great mind on his Wikipedia page.
Mikey Allcock

Mikey Allcock (born 1998) is an artist from the UK. After he was diagnosed with autism at 2, doctors advised Mikey's family to put him in special education, but he only really started to thrive when he went back home. He started to play the piano at 12 and to paint at 16. He is now an extraordinary artist who paints realistic art full of life and with a personal touch. Enjoy his amazing art gallery here.
Kurt Gödel

Kurt Gödel (April 28, 1906 – January 14, 1978) was a prominent Austrian/American logician, mathematician and philosopher who is mentioned as most likely autistic (Asperger's Syndrome) in *Genius Genes* by Michael Fitzgerald and Brendan O’Brien, in *Asperger Syndrome – A Gift or a Curse?* by Michael Fitzgerald and Viktoria Lyons. He is known in particular for Gödel's incompleteness theorems, Gödel's completeness theorem, the consistency of the Continuum hypothesis with ZFC, Gödel metric, Gödel's ontological proof and Gödel–Dummett logic, Among notable awards he has won are the Albert Einstein Award (1951), the  National Medal of Science (1974) and  ForMemRS (1968). He was also a Fellow of the British Academy. in 1987 the Kurt Gödel Society was founded in his honor for the promotion of research in the areas of logic, philosophy, and the history of mathematics. Five volumes of Gödel's collected works have been published. The first two include Gödel's publications; the third includes unpublished manuscripts from Gödel's Nachlass, and the final two include correspondence. A biography of Gödel was published by John Dawson in 2005: *Logical Dilemmas: The Life and Work of Kurt Gödel.* Read more about his extraordinary life on his Wikipedia page.
George Finn

George Finn was an American autistic savant and mnemonist known as a "calendar calculator", as he could tell which day it was in the past even hundreds of years ago. He was featured on "60 Minutes" on October 23, 1983, and is also featured in Darold Treffert's book "Islands of Genius". Read more about this remarkable man here.
Ana Valle Ocando

Ana Valle Ocando is a stunning artist and poet from Ecuador with a very positive attitude towards life. Her art is photorealistic, but at the same time it has a personal touch that makes it very special and really alive. Ana doesn't like labels and prefers to "just be". She is is also one of the winners of the 2018 Autism Hall of Fame Genius Award. Enjoy her beautiful art gallery here.
Greta Thunberg

Greta Thunberg (born 2003) is a young environmental activist from Sweden. She started her campaign against global warming at the age of 15 (in August 2018), protesting in front of the Swedish parliament with a sign reading "School strike for the climate" (in Swedish). She soon attracted the attention of other students and together they created a strike movement for the environment called "Fridays for Future". The strikes soon extended to the whole world and now take place on a regular basis. Greta has found recognition worldwide, but also criticism, some quite harsh, in particular on YouTube. The criticism, however, has not deterred her from her goal in the least and has even made her stronger, and her impact is now undeniable. She has won numerous awards, but has also declined some, like the "Nordic Council Environment Prize" of $52,000, stating that "the climate movement does not need any more awards.” She was the 2019 Time Person of the Year. Greta is proud of her Asperger's Syndrome and considers it her "superpower" ("It is those who are different who make a difference.") Her rhetoric uses graphic analogies to highlight her concerns, and she often speaks bluntly to business and political leaders. The four pillars of her activism are: 1. Humanity is facing an existential crisis because of climate change; 2. The current generation of adults is responsible for climate change; 3. Climate change will have a disproportionate effect on young people; 4. Politicians and decision-makers need to listen to the scientists. (Source: Wikipedia) In April 2020 Greta donated $100,000 prize money to UNICEF to help children during the COVID-19 pandemic. She was nominated twice for the Nobel Peace Prize (in 2019 and 2020). In November 2020 a BBC documentary on Greta called "I Am Greta" was released. Read more about the accomplishments of this remarkable and determined young lady on her Wikipedia page .
Declan Sykes

Declan Sykes is a very talented Australian musician who was a finalist in the third season of the *X Factor* (he finished in third place). He was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome at the age of five. Declan cites Muse, Panic! at the Disco and Jeff Buckley as his musical inspirations. However, he also says that he uses his personal experiences too as inspiration and that he can write a whole song in a single night if he finds inspiration. After the *X Factor* Declan recorded his debut single “Need Your Loving” (which was released on October 11, 2012). Declan also confessed that he has often been bullied because of his condition (even after the *X Factor*). You can listen to some of the wonderful music of this amazing young man here or read more about him here.
Calvin Glen

Calvin Glen is a very talented musician (singer/songwriter/guitarist/pianist) from the UK. He performs in a wide variety of genres and plays music from the 1950s to the current day. He has performed at many venues and festivals both locally in the Poole/Bournemouth area and nationally (including charity events, two of which were organized by him) and has also been featured on several local radio stations including Hot Radio, Hope FM, Hospital Radio Bedside, Forest FM, Belter Radio, Air 107.2 FM and Vulcan Sounds. Read more about this remarkable young man and enjoy his music on his website.
Remrov

Remrov is an autistic artist (currently living in Canada) who creates amazing photorealistic pencil drawings (mainly of animals). He is also an autism advocate. He is one of the winners of the 2017 INAP (International Naturally Autistic People) Awards (for visual arts, Canada). He shares his wonderful drawings on his website.
Tim Page

Tim Page (born 1954) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning music critic, the editor and biographer of the American author Dawn Powell and the author of *Parallel Play*, where he describes his own experiences growing up with undiagnosed Asperger's Syndrome. Tim was diagnosed with the condition as an adult in August 2007, as he revealed in *The New Yorker*. Read more about his career and many accomplishments on his Wikipedia page.
Susan Boyle

**Susan Boyle** (born 1 April 1961) is a British singer who was a finalist of *Britain’s Got Talent* in 2009 with *I Dreamed a Dream*. She was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome in 2012. After *Britain's Got Talent* (in which she participated at the age of 48) she overcame her shyness and started a very successful career. She has now recorded 7 CDs and inspired people worldwide with her beautiful voice. Her latest album was released in October 2016 and is called "Wonderful World". Find out more on her website of listen to her wonderful music on YouTube.
Anthony Ianni

Anthony Ianni is a former basketball star and an anti-bullying autism advocate who now works for the Michigan Department of Civil Rights and participates in the Relentless Tour to talk about bullying. Anthony was diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), which is part of the Autism Spectrum (ASD), at the age of 4, and is yet another case of misjudgement by doctors, who told his family that he would never be able to do anything. Instead, Anthony became a basketball star, earned a Bachelor’s Degree from the Michigan State University in Sociology and is now a much sought-after public speaker. He is the first known autistic athlete to play Big 10 basketball, played for legendary coach Tom Izzo while at MSU, won two Big Ten Championships, a Big Ten Tournament Title, was the recipient of the 2011 Tim Bograkos Walk On Award and the 2012 Unsung Player Award, and was also a member of the 2010 Final Four team. Read more about this remarkable gentleman here.
Stephen Shore

Stephen Shore (born 1961) is a successful writer from the USA. Although he was dismissed by doctors as a child, with much support from his parents, teachers and other people around him Stephen now holds a doctorate and is a professor at Adelphi University where his research focuses on matching best practice to the needs of autistic people. Stephen is also an autism advocate who has worked for numerous autism organizations, like the Autism Society and the Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism Association. His books can be found on the AAPC Publishing page. Read more about him, his work and his accomplishments here.
Khali Raymond

Khali Raymond (born 1998) is a very prolific writer with Asperger's Syndrome from the USA. He often calls himself "savage writer" because of the rate at which he writes. Many life-changing experiences have contributed to his career, which is not limited to writing, but also includes music and other activities. Khali loves New Jersey, where he was born, and is also a poet and a public speaker. Khali is currently studying business administration at the Berkeley College (Newark). Check out the books and the life of this extraordinary writer on his website.
Gary Westfahl

Gary Westfahl (born 1951) is an American scholarly author and reviewer of science fiction. He is also the author of the famous article *Homo Aspergerus: Evolution Stumbles Forward*, an outstanding article on his experience with Asperger's Syndrome. He is currently an Adjunct Professor at the University of La Verne. Read more about the career and publications of this excellent author here.
Paul Fulton

Paul Fulton is a very gifted artist from the UK who has been painting for over 20 years and who undertook a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2004 at Staffordshire University. His most recent series "Alchemy of the Soul" explores the highs and lows experienced by the artist with Asperger's syndrome. Paul states: “Like alchemy, my work allows me to transform the base metals of my moods and emotions into the gold of visual images that reflect responsive personal memories and associations”. Paul often uses music as a source of inspiration. Visit his beautiful art gallery and learn more about this amazing artist here.
Roland Bühlmann

Roland Bühlmann was born in Solothurn (Switzerland) in 1961. He is married and lives with his wife in Oekingen, close to Solothurn. They have two sons.

Roland is a guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer. and pinhole photographer. His music is a blend of progressive rock and fusion. Roland has released four solo albums so far.

Read more about this very talented gentleman on the websites indicated below.

His personal websites:

https://kinor.net

https://rolandbuehlmann.bandcamp.com

Other websites:

https://the-art-of-autism.com/music-with-an-autistic-perception/

https://the-art-of-autism.com/pinhole-photography-with-an-autistic-perception/

https://www.facebook.com/roland.buhlmann.94

A list of reviews of his fourth album:

https://www.facebook.com/roland.buhlmann.94/posts/404902544711414
Stephen Wiltshire

Stephen Wiltshire is an artist from the UK who can draw entire landscapes and cities from memory after seeing them only once. He is featured in I*slands of Genius* by Darold Treffert. Oliver Sacks also wrote about him in a chapter on prodigies in his book *An Anthropologist on Mars*. He has won numerous awards and also has a permanent gallery on the Royal Opera Arcade in London. Read more about this extraordinary artist who has been called "the human camera" for his amazing abilities and enjoy his stunning drawings on his website.
Martin Finn

Martin Finn is a very gifted musician from the UK inspired in particular by country singers/music. Martin has appeared on the BBC documentary *Autistic Superstars* as well as on *RTE The Late Late Show* and *RTL Germany* and appeared at The Mermaid Theater in London for Anna Kennedy OBE *Autism's Got Talent*. He also sings at numerous charity balls and local Irish clubs. Read more about his numerous accomplishments on his website.
Penelope Trunk

Penelope Trunk (born 1966) is a successful American businesswoman, author (she wrote *Brazen Careerist: The New Rules for Success*, *The New American Dream: A Blueprint for a New Path to Success*, and *The Power of Mentors: The Guide to Finding and Learning from Your Ideal Mentor)* and blogger whose work focuses on the intersection of work and life. She also spent ten years as a marketing executive in the software industry. Read more about this remarkable lady on her Wikipedia page.
Ed Goodale

Ed Goodale is a fantastic musician (singer and songwriter) from the UK. Ed's first song (launched in 2014) was called "Symptoms" and referred to Asperger's Syndrome. "Symptoms" helped raise funds for the National Autistic Society, of which Ed is an Ambassador. Ed now mostly performs with his brother Ollie (a percussionist). They play as a duo in the UK and all over Europe. They also recorded a live album called "The Gift" at the biannual Marillion Weekend in Holland in March 2017 and launched the album at their Glastonbury Festival set in summer of the same year. Read more about Ed and enjoy his beautiful music on his website.
Hemofobia

Hemofobia, lęk polecany wszystkim lekarzom.

Z jednej strony we współczesnych filmach i wielu grach komputerowych przelewają się hektolitry krwi, a z drugiej strony hemofobia, czyli lęk przed krwią stanowi utrapienie dla rzeszy ludzi.

Ludzie z hemofobią boją się wszystkiego, co ma związek z tym płynem ustrojowym. Przerażająca jest dla nich perspektywa poddania się badaniu krwi, ale także sam jej widok.

Występujący u ludzi z hemofobią strach jest tak silny, że często prowadzi do omdleń.
Iris Grace Halmshaw

Iris Grace Halmshaw (born 2009) is an autistic young artist from the UK who started painting as a toddler. Before she started painting she used to have meltdowns, but she found herself in art after she was given a cat called Thula. Her art is incredibly beautiful and inspiring for any age (not only for her age) and has found international recognition. Arabella (Iris's mother) has written a book called *Iris Grace* that has become a *Sunday Times* bestseller in which she documents her daughter's journey. The book's message is "Different is brilliant". Iris Grace is also one of the winners of the 2017 Autism Hall of Fame Genius Award. Find out more about this amazing young artist on her website.