Be Compassionate To People With Autism!

Please be kind and understanding of austistic people. Did you know that Austism is known in some circles as Asperger Syndrome? Some autistic people are actually great men and women. Take a lookt at some notable people with Asperger Syndrome below:

 
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Classical era composer who composed over 600 works.

Nikola Tesla: Inventor, Mechanical engineer, Electrical engineer, Helped develop electromagnetism and Contributed to Second Industrial Revolution.

Albert Einstein: Theoretical physicist, Philosopher, German-Swiss Nobel laureate, father of modern physics, and Discovered law of the photoelectric effect.

Isaac Newton: Physicist, Mathematician, Astronomer, Natural philosopher, Alchemist, Theologian, Universal gravitation and Three laws of motion.

 

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Antonio Gaudi: Architect, Art Nouveau or Modernisme period who began with gothic architecture, and later developed his own style.

Bela Bartok: Composer who studied folk music and founded ethnomusicology.

Erik Satie: Composer who was most famous composition was Gymnopédies. He inspired later artistic movements including minimalism, repetitive music and Theatre of the Absurd.

Gregor Mendel: Monk, Scientist, Studied inheritance of traits in pea plants and Established Mendel’s Laws of Inheritance.

Charles Darwin: Naturalist, Developed the theory of natural selection, Unifying theory of life sciences and Established evidence of evolution.

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Vincent Van Gogh: Post-impressionist painter who produced over 2,000 works of art.

Laurence Stephen Lowry: Artist who painted England’s industrial districts, urban landscapes, unpopulated landscapes, and portraits.

Compilled by Lisa Crabtree, PhD, OTR/L & Janet DeLany, DEd, OTR/L, FAOTA

Department of Occupational Therapy & Occupational Science

College of Health Professions

Towson University

8000 York Rd

Towson University, MD 21252