Did you know that it is widely speculated that Albert Einstein, Andy Warhol, Isaac Newton and Bill Gates are all on the autism spectrum? (according to we-care.com blog) What about Mozart? How about Dan Akroyd, Tim Burton, Daryl Hannah or Courtney Love? Amazed yet?
There is such a stigma attached to the autism spectrum. People assume that you can spot people on the autism spectrum like you spot a birthmark. They are unaware that there are many notable people from celebrities to scientists to composers to artists and beyond that are all part of the autism spectrum. In my opinion, there are many, many more who never underwent a diagnosis but are equally notable and are on the spectrum.
Einstein, in particular, is a fascinating person to me. His teachers, as a child, told his parents that he'd never go anywhere in life and that he was "dumb". He spoke slowly and was considered "slow." As an adult, he was known for having an awful memory and couldn't remember names, phone numbers and such. He hated wearing socks (strange but true). In his autopsy, it was found that he had a parietal lobe 15% larger than the average brain. Even to the last hours before his death, he was still trying to prove his theory of everything.
Did you know that Einstein's biggest breakthroughs came from experiments that he did in his head rather than in a lab?
Now ponder on the fact that he was thought to be on the autism spectrum? How are you feeling about your child's potential now? How are you feeling about the fact that autism raises some red flag that people can spot from a mile away?
The fact is that children on the spectrum have unlimited possibilities! Keep on keeping on. Your little man might be the next Albert Einstein!
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