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- Anita Cameron. Anita is one of the original disability rights activitists in the United States. She worked on the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
- Angela Weddle. Angela is an acccomplished artist and an Art of Autism board member. See her art here.
- Dr. Sarai Pahla. Dr. Pahla is an MD and a freelance medical translator who was born in Zimbabwe and grew up in South Africa. See her youtube talk on autism and girls below.
- Dr. Angel Durr. Dr. Durr is an Ethical Data Strategist and Analytical Scientist, Founder & CEO of DataReady DFW. Visit her linkedin profile here.
- Tom Wiggins: A former slave turned musician. Born into slavery in Columbus, Georgia in 1848, Tom Wiggins grew up as a slave. A neighbor bought him and his family at auction when he was nine months old.
- Armani Williams: NASCAR Driver. NASCAR driver Armani was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) at age two. He didn’t speak his first word until he was three years old.
- Breanna Clark: Athlete. Having been diagnosed at age four, Breanna is the daughter of 4X400 meters relay silver medalist Rosalyn Clark. A Paralympic athlete, she is a Parapan American and Paralympic champion.
- Morénike Giwa-Onaiwu: Educator and Author. Morénike Giwa Onaiwu is an American researcher and educator who advocates for autism and HIV awareness. She was born to immigrant parents in the United States and feels her symptoms of ASD were initially misinterpreted as signs of “a black person trying to fit into the white environment.”
- John Howard. Nicknamed “Doomsday”, Howard is a mixed martial arts competitor who started as an electrician before pursuing his dream as a mixed martial arts fighter.
- Stephen Wiltshire. You may not recognize the name, but perhaps you have seen one of Stephen’s world-famous timelapse videos. Blessed with a photographic memory, Wiltshire can draw entire skylines based solely on memory.
- Tom Wiggins. Nicknamed Blind Tom, Wiggins was a former slave who turned into an incredible musician that traveled around the world, playing the piano to sold-out concerts around the globe.
- Breanna Clark. Athlete Breanna Clark was diagnosed with autism at age four, but that didn’t slow her down. Breanna started competing in sports, mainly track and field, from a young age.
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- Breanna Clark. Decorated track and field star Breanna Clark won gold in the women’s 400-meter race for T20 classification at the Tokyo 2021 Paralympic Games.
- John Howard. MMA fighter John Howard was clinically diagnosed with autism at the age of 33. The Boston native discovered that he was autistic after he underwent a series of non-invasive neurological tests, according to a 2016 interview with MMA Fighting.
- Armani Williams. NASCAR star Armani Williams is the first driver to be openly diagnosed with autism. Williams was diagnosed with autism at the age of 2.
- Anita Cameron. Disability activist Anita Cameron has spent over 35 years fighting for the civil rights and liberation of disability communities around the world.
Feb 15, 2012 · Eugene Hoskins Is His Name. The long-forgotten story of a black autistic man in Oxford, Miss., who crossed paths with William Faulkner. By Jesse Bering. Feb 15, 20126:30 AM. Oxford, Mississippi...
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Feb 7, 2023 · Thomas Wiggins was a 19th-century Black American musician and composer known for his remarkable piano virtuosity. Born into slavery in Georgia, he was blind from birth and may have had autism. The Wiggins family, including young Tom, were bought by the wealthy Bethune family.
May 28, 2020 · There are many famous people with autism. They include athletes, actors, inventors, business leaders, authors and artists. There are about 180 famous autistic people I found as part of our research on Ongig’s series on neurodiversity. I felt inspired to list all these amazing people in one place!
