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H. Iyad Halaq. Kevin Healey (autism activist) Suzana Herculano-Houzel. Nick Hine. Dylan Hockley. Brandon Scott Hole.
Mary Temple Grandin (born August 29, 1947) is an American academic and animal behaviorist. She is a prominent proponent of the humane treatment of livestock for slaughter and the author of more than 60 scientific papers on animal behavior. Grandin is a consultant to the livestock industry, where she offers advice on animal behavior, and is also ...
Jason McElwain was born on October 20, 1988, to David and Debbie McElwain, and was diagnosed with autism at two years old. [4] [5] Jason and his family lived in Greece, New York, a suburb of Rochester, New York. [4] He initially struggled when interacting with other children, but began to develop social skills as he grew older. [6]
7. Marty Balin. The founding member of rock band Jefferson Airplane overcame partial autism as a young child. He has also recorded a song and intro to a short film about children with autism. 8 ...
Ninety-five percent of characters with disabilities are played by actors without those disabilities. So, it is vitally important that the character of Sean is voiced by an 11-year-old autistic boy named George Yionoulis, who did not speak until he was three years old.
Temple Grandin is a 2010 American biographical drama television film directed by Mick Jackson and starring Claire Danes as Temple Grandin, an autistic woman whose innovations revolutionized practices for the humane handling of livestock on cattle ranches and slaughterhouses. It is based on Grandin's memoirs Emergence and Thinking in Pictures.
Pages in category "Actors with autism" The following 68 pages are in this category, out of 68 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Tom Arnold (actor)
Daniel Tammet FRSA (born Daniel Paul Corney; 31 January 1979) is an English writer and savant.His memoir, Born on a Blue Day (2006), is about his early life with Asperger syndrome and savant syndrome, and was named a "Best Book for Young Adults" in 2008 by the American Library Association's Young Adult Library Services magazine. [1]