Matthew Laborteaux is One of Several Famous People with Autism

 

Autism Cure Stories

The following people have been diagnosed as being somewhere on the autistic spectrum but the specific classification is unknown.

  • Daryl Hannah, an American actress best known for her roles in Splash, Blade Runner and Kill Bill was diagnosed as a child as being 'borderline autistic' [1]
  • Christopher Knowles, American poet [2]
  • Matthew Laborteaux, actor on Little House on the Prairie [3]
  • Katherine McCarron, autistic child allegedly murdered at the age of three by her mother, Karen McCarron. [4]
  • Jason McElwain, high school basketball player [5]
  • Michael Moon, adopted son of author Elizabeth Moon [6]
  • Jasmine O'Neill, author of Through the Eyes of Aliens [7]
  • Sue Rubin, subject of documentary Autism Is a World. Sue Rubin has no oral speech but does communicate with facilitated communication. [8]
  • Birger Sellin, author from Germany, [9]
  • Robert Gagno, actor from Vancouver,[10]