Famous Black People with/suspected to have Asperger's

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06 Jan 2014, 5:21 pm

Blind Tom Wiggins was an autistic savant.

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07 Jan 2014, 12:28 am

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Thelonius Monk almost certainly was an aspie IMHO.


I think so, too.


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07 Jan 2014, 1:06 am

I don't know about any famous black aspies but im half black.


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07 Jan 2014, 5:05 pm

There are probably lots of black people out there with aspergers or other forms of autism. Does it really matter if they are famous or not. Why is everyone so obesessed with fame these days.



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07 Jan 2014, 10:21 pm

What about Paul Robeson, he's a black singer with autism.


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08 Jan 2014, 8:31 am

I have heard of Stephen Wilthshire before. I have even subscribed to his Youtube channel.
This guy is truly amazing!



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08 Jan 2014, 8:38 am

Batz wrote:
I'm an African American with AS. The only other black person I know who's on the spectrum is Stephen Wiltshire. There should be more black autistics noted, famous or not so.


I'm bi-racial (african american/white) and have AS. I'm famous BUT only in my own head.



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19 Jan 2015, 10:58 pm

pokerface wrote:
There are probably lots of black people out there with aspergers or other forms of autism. Does it really matter if they are famous or not. Why is everyone so obesessed with fame these days.


In this case, it wasn't really about fame. It's a matter of finding somebody you can look up to. So, finding someone who is black with Asperger's can assure you that you aren't alone, and maybe that you can be famous, regardless of your condition.

The thing about fame is that those people are prominent, and sometimes are even influential. With that in mind, we aim to see somebody represent our set. :-)


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20 Jan 2015, 6:18 pm

I think Michael Jackson was an Aspie! Yeah, someone on this thread (I know this is a really old thread) said they thought Michael Jackson's problem was Joe Jackson----and, I AGREE, to an extent; but, there were just alot of OTHER "things" about Michael, that just totally seemed to point to Aspie, IMO.

Also, I think Whoopi Goldberg could be a candidate. I think I can see that she would be shy, in private, and introspective, intelligent, has "problems" with people, etc.



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01 Jun 2018, 8:08 pm

Kanye West is very likely to have aspergers


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02 Jun 2018, 1:38 am

What about Richard Pryor? I don't know, but there seemed to be something about him.


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02 Jun 2018, 2:58 am

Biskit69 wrote:
Kanye West is very likely to have aspergers


I don't really think so on the surface but this song of his resonates with me on some levels

(Sorry for cheesy video, can't find original video anywhere)


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02 Jun 2018, 9:01 am

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