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AutisticArmyVet
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24 Feb 2014, 11:04 am

My wife made an interesting observation and comment on Picasso and Van Goh the other night. She said that after reading about their lives and trouble with social interaction that she believes that they may have been autistic. I had seen this plastered all over the internet before, and didn't know what to think. What is your take on it?


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24 Feb 2014, 11:49 am

Van Goh was known to be bipolar. Don't know about Picasso.


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24 Feb 2014, 1:30 pm

I think Picasso might have been on the spectrum. He'd spend most of the day in the basement working on his art, and than his sister would encourage him to walk outside with her each afternoon at the same time.


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