Aspergers Day

International Aspergers Day

Today is a day to celebrate

the achievements of people

living with Aspergers Syndrome. 

This syndrome affects the way

the brain processes information.

 Aspergers kids love things

to be constant and predictable.

  They resist change.

They enjoy solitude –

often preferring to pull

away from social groups.

These kids have trouble

reading body language

and non-verbal cues,

which other people

respond to without thinking. 

They may really dislike

certain textures, sounds,

foods and objects –

for no apparent reason. 

They may take things

too literally. 

Often, they will focus absolutely

on minor things around them. 

While people with

Aspergers Syndrome

may have difficulties with

social interaction, they often

have incredible skills

in other areas. 

Some famous people

who are believed to be living with

 or have lived with

Aspergers Syndrome include:

William Gates

(think Microsoft),

Sir Alfred Hitchcock

(director and producer),

Sir Isaac Newton

(scientist),

Jane Austin

(novelist),

Albert Einstein

(think E=mc²),

Hans Christian Anderson
(writer of fairy tales),

Charles Darwin
(evolutionist),

Satoshi Tajiri
(Pokemon creator),

“Jim” Henson
(Sesame St & the Muppets),

Charles Schulz
(“Peanuts” cartoon creator),

Michelangelo
(artist, architect and engineer),

Mozart
(composer),

George Orwell
(think Animal Farm),

Dan Aykroyd
(think Ghostbusters),

Beethoven
(composer),

Thomas Edison
(think of light bulbs),

Woody Allen
(playwright),

Mark Twain
(think Huckleberry Finn)

and Henry Ford
(think cars).

Imagine a world

without Aspergers...

We’d probably still be living

in the dark,

without cars or music...

And I’ve always wondered

about a few people...

Temperance Brennan (Bones),

Sheldon Cooper (Big Bang Theory)

and Mr Bean.

Pictures from here

and here and

here and here.