Famous Black People with/suspected to have Asperger's

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Blind Tom Wiggins was an autistic savant.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPkbvbzTbiQ[/youtube]

I think so, too.

I don't know about any famous black aspies but im half black.

There are probably lots of black people out there with aspergers or other forms of autism. Does it really matter if they are famous or not. Why is everyone so obesessed with fame these days.

What about Paul Robeson, he's a black singer with autism.

I have heard of Stephen Wilthshire before. I have even subscribed to his Youtube channel.
This guy is truly amazing!

I'm bi-racial (african american/white) and have AS. I'm famous BUT only in my own head.

In this case, it wasn't really about fame. It's a matter of finding somebody you can look up to. So, finding someone who is black with Asperger's can assure you that you aren't alone, and maybe that you can be famous, regardless of your condition.

The thing about fame is that those people are prominent, and sometimes are even influential. With that in mind, we aim to see somebody represent our set.

I think Michael Jackson was an Aspie! Yeah, someone on this thread (I know this is a really old thread) said they thought Michael Jackson's problem was Joe Jackson----and, I AGREE, to an extent; but, there were just alot of OTHER "things" about Michael, that just totally seemed to point to Aspie, IMO.

Also, I think Whoopi Goldberg could be a candidate. I think I can see that she would be shy, in private, and introspective, intelligent, has "problems" with people, etc.

Kanye West is very likely to have aspergers

What about Richard Pryor? I don't know, but there seemed to be something about him.

I don't really think so on the surface but this song of his resonates with me on some levels

(Sorry for cheesy video, can't find original video anywhere)

Dennis Rodman

In 1997 I had the wonderful experience of watching Ray Charles perform live, he was only a few feet away and directly in front of me. Unforgettable. Tonight, out of nowhere, the concert performance suddenly replayed in my mind. Then I had the spontaneous thought "I think Ray Charles was an autistic musical savant, and he stimmed by rocking during his performances". I was quite astonished by this perception and googled it, curious as to whether anyone had ever thought the same, which led me to - Wrong Planet )))) In 1997 I had no idea I was autistic and had never heard the word. I loved his music from the moment I first heard it, it struck a special chord in me, more special perhaps than I realised decades ago..

At first I was going to mention George Washington Carver, but turns out Carver was gay, but did not have Asperger's.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_Carver

Thank you, I had never heard of him before.. what an extraordinary life. Seems he was bisexual from reading the link, however if he was gay, that in itself wouldn't rule out autism..

I read elsewhere this comment about him as possibly being autistic: "What kind of neurotypical would ever bother to invent 300 uses for a peanut??"