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Autism awareness should include all autistic people.

Autistic adults who seem fine still face unseen disability.

"High-functioning" adults with autism often don't feel high functioning.

Temple Grandin, Henry Cavendish, Nikola Tesla, Hannah Gadsby, Emily Dickinson, and Chris Packham are all very different people who share some profound commonalities. Chris Packham is a naturalist and photographer, and an advocate and conservationist who has accomplished extraordinary things. He was also diagnosed with autism in his 40s and has been open about how deeply he has struggled in his personal life. He has described suicidal ideation, depression, and difficulty with social interactions.

Temple Grandin is a professor, inventor, and autism advocate who revolutionized humane livestock handling and reshaped the way the world understands autism. She has also been candid about her inability to form romantic relationships and has said that human relationships can feel confusing and overwhelming. Nikola Tesla is widely assumed to have been autistic based on historical descriptions of his behavior. He was a pioneer of electricity and modern power systems whose brilliance changed the world, yet he died alone and in poverty.

Emily Dickinson was a brilliant poet who will live on through history through the power of her words. There is speculation that she may have been autistic. Despite her authoring 1,800 poems and her profound impact on poetry, she struggled with loneliness,........

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