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=== ''Autism and Creativity: Is There a Link between Autism in Men and Exceptional Ability?'' (2004) === * '''Author:''' [[Michael Fitzgerald]] * '''Publisher:''' [[Brunner-Routledge]] * '''ISBN:''' 9781583912133 * '''Year:''' 2004 In this work, Fitzgerald proposes that a genetic link underlies both autism and genius. He examines several historical men believed to have had autism, including [[Lewis Carroll]], [[Éamon de Valera]], [[Keith Joseph]], [[Srinivasa Ramanujan]], [[Ludwig Wittgenstein]], and [[W. B. Yeats]], among others.<ref name="wiki_autism_creativity">{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Fitzgerald_(psychiatrist)#:~:text=In%202004%27s%20Autism%20and%20Creativity%3A,71%20may%20have%20been%20autistic |title=Michael Fitzgerald (psychiatrist) - Wikipedia |access-date=2025-09-07}}</ref><ref name="wiki_isbn">{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Fitzgerald_(psychiatrist)#:~:text=,1604568554 |title=Michael Fitzgerald (psychiatrist) - Wikipedia |access-date=2025-09-07}}</ref> '''Individuals diagnosed in this book:''' * [[Lewis Carroll]] -- Identified as displaying autistic traits<ref name="wiki_autism_creativity" /> * [[Éamon de Valera]] -- Identified as displaying autistic traits<ref name="wiki_autism_creativity" /> * [[Keith Joseph]] -- Identified as displaying autistic traits<ref name="wiki_autism_creativity" /> * [[Srinivasa Ramanujan]] -- Identified as displaying autistic traits<ref name="wiki_autism_creativity" /> * [[Ludwig Wittgenstein]] -- Identified as displaying autistic traits<ref name="wiki_autism_creativity" /> * [[W. B. Yeats]] -- Identified as displaying autistic traits<ref name="wiki_autism_creativity" />
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