Perhaps the greatest composer the world has ever known, Mozart was an

accomplished musician from the age of four or five, and by his teenage years was a
renowned genius, exhibiting much of that narrow focus often found in autistic patients.
A strange, impulsive little man, he favored bawdy adolescent bathroom humor and
even wrote songs with scatological lyrics. Although some historians purport that he
may have been autistic, it seems unlikely Mozart was a social buttery, and seemed to
dislike spending time alone. There is, however, some evidence that he had at least a
touch of the disorder many autistics, who are often sensitive to sound, become
extremely responsive to the music of Mozart so much so that it is used in therapy.
An ethnic Serb born in present day Croatia, Tesla was a foremost inventor and
engineer, more brilliant by far than his contemporary Edison, who ultimately exploited
him and stole many of his ideas. More eccentric by far than any other personality on
this list, Tesla harbored a crippling series of phobias, maintained his celibacy, had a
sensitivity to light and sound, and was intensely focused on numbers (especially the
number three he wouldnt stay in a room whose number was not divisible by three).
He was very soft spoken, but could be nasty in defense of his strange beliefs. While
generally reclusive and fanatically driven by his work, he could grandstand and was
good friends with Mark Twain in his middle years. While most certainly obsessive
compulsive, many of his behaviors could also be seen in an autistic light. As he aged,
he became even more bizarre, ultimately earning the derision of the scientific
community and dying alone in a hotel room, nearly penniless.
One of the most brilliant men of this, or any, era, Einsteins contributions to physics and
humanity in general cannot be overlooked. There are a lot of conflicting accounts
regarding his youth (the popular rumor that he failed math in school is an outright lie),
but reports indicate he was a very technically minded, somewhat aloof child. His
research, of course, was of the most abstruse, imaginative sort, hinging on details that
someone with Aspergers could easily find reason to focus upon. After the death of his
wife, he become almost completely unconcerned with his physical appearance (a quirk
made more manifest in an era of formality), especially his wild hair. However, Einstein
seemed to have had little difficulty socializing as an adult although he did not openly
relish the trappings of his fame, he was known for various romantic trysts even late in
life.







Savant syndrome is a condition in which a person with a mental
disability, such as an autism spectrum disorder, demonstrates
profound and prodigious capacities or abilities far in excess of what
would be considered normal.
[1][2][3]
People with savant syndrome may
have neurodevelopmental disorders, notably autism
spectrum disorders, or brain injuries. The most dramatic examples of
savant syndrome occur in individuals who score very low on IQ tests,
but not always. In some very rare and extreme cases, some people
with savant actually had an average to even a higher IQ while
demonstrating exceptional skills or brilliance in specific areas, such
as rapid calculation, art, memory, or musical ability.
[4][5][6][7]
In spite of the
name "syndrome", it is not recognized as a mental disorder nor as
part of mental disorder in medical manuals such as the ICD-10
[8]
or
the DSM-V.
[9]

The Lovaas model was developed by psychology professor Dr. Ivar
Lovaas at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and is a
type of Early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI). Using the
science of Applied behavior analysis (ABA), the technique is carried
out early in the development of autistic and developmentally-delayed
children, and is the only therapy to have gone under approval by the
United States Surgeon General's office in 1999. It involves discrete-
trial teaching, breaking skills down into their most basic components,
rewarding positive performance with praise and reinforcers, and then
"generalizing" skills in a naturalistic setting. By implementing the
intervention for 3040 hours a week, children under age five can gain
language, academic, and basic living skills while some may fully
recover. The technique is also noted for its previous use
ofaversives to punish unwanted behaviors.
Asperger syndrome (AS), also known as Asperger disorder (AD) or simply Asperger's, is an autism
spectrum disorder (ASD) that is characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction and nonverbal
communication, alongside restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests. It differs from other autism
spectrum disorders by its relative preservation of linguistic andcognitive development. Although not required for
diagnosis, physical clumsiness and atypical (peculiar, odd) use of language are frequently reported.
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