Famous People With Autism

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Here's a list of famous people with autism... well, OK, technically it's their children that have been diagnosed with some form of Autistic Spectrum Disorder. None the less, here's the celebrities that are in your shoes walking the same walk.
%u2022 Holly Robinson Peete6

...Television actress who was on 21 Jump Street and Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

Holly had twins born October 19, 1997 and one of them, Rodney Jr. was diagnosed with autism at age 3. Since then Holly has spoken openly about her son many times.
%u2022 Jenny McCarthy7

...Former Playboy playmate, actress, author and outspoken anti-vaccine activist

Her son, Evan, born May 18, 2002 has autism. Jenny now says Evan is completely cured. "I made a deal with God," she explains. "I said, 'You fix my boy, you show me the way and I'll teach the world how I did it.'" She blames vaccines for her son's autism, despite the lack of scientific proof.
%u2022 John Schneider8

...Television actor who played Bo Duke in the 1980s show Dukes of Hazzard and in the 2000s starred in Smallville

John's son Chasen has Asperger's Syndrome. John says, "Chasen responded well to speech and language therapy and went from there to occupational therapy. Chasen learns incredibly quickly. The notion that you have to hire an expert to teach your child to play is a little hard to come to grips with. Chasen went through a lot of that and now does really well. But some things that most children just kind of learn by osmosis need to be taught to a child with Asperger's."
%u2022 Toni Braxton9

...Grammy award winning R&B singer/songwriter

Born March 31, 2003 her son Diezel was diagnosed with autism. "Songstress Toni Braxton appeared on The View today in her new role as a spokesperson to raise awareness for children diagnosed with autism. It is a subject that hit very close to home, since Toni Braxton's own youngest son, Diezel, 3, was diagnosed with autism in September 2006."
%u2022 Steven Stills10

...Of the famed music group Crosby, Stills, and Nash who had their heyday in the 1970s and sold millions of records

Son Henry Stills who was in Autism: The Musical. Henry was diagnosed at 3 with Asperger's syndrome. He had been spinning things and lining up cars. "I'm shy about going public with this," Stephen explains. Kristen, his mom, believes autism is caused by a combination between genetic predisposition and environmental toxins. "Henry didn't have the regressive thing," she explains. "He was always a little 'off.' It was more pronounced at 2 because that's when kids are more social."
%u2022 Dan Marino11

...Hall of Fame quarterback for the NFL team Miami Dolphins

Born May 18, 1988, in the middle of Dan's successful football career, Michael Marino was diagnosed as a child. Today he seems like any other normal kid. Mikey says, "The only thing I really remember about having autism was wanting to say something and not being able to do it. It's pretty weird to explain. It's like you are a perfectly normal person on the inside, you know what you want to do, but you just can't do it. You know you want to say something, pick up something or do something, but you are just not able to do it."
%u2022 Doug Flutie12

...Retired quarterback who played in the NFL as well as Canadian Football League and others

Doug Flutie, Jr. was born on November 29, 1991. Up until the age of 2 1/2 he seemed to be developing normally and spoke in almost full sentences. Then the Fluties noticed a gradual change in Dougie; he seemed to be regressing. He went from speaking in sentences to phrases, then to single words. Eventually he lost all speech.
%u2022 Sylvester Stallone15

...Movie actor best known for starring in the Rambo and Rocky franchises

Seargeoh Stallone, Sly's youngest son who was born in 1979, was diagnosed wth autism around age 3. Seargeoh's mother, Sasha Czack, was Sly's first wife. Stallone has narrated videos on children with disabilities.
%u2022 Will Clark16

...Former Major League Baseball player nicknamed "The Thrill", best known for his time with the San Francisco Giants

Will's son, Trey, who was born around 1996 was diagnosed as autistic shortly after the age of 2. Since Will was still playing baseball at the time he admits that wife, Lisa, is the one who handled all the therapy appointments.
%u2022 John Travolta17

...Major actor and movie star

In mid-September of 2009 Travolta admitted before a grand jury that his late son, Jett, had autism. Prior to his statements on this day there was speculation from many people that his only son was autistic. Jett died after having a seizure at age 16.