This gallery aims to challenge the public's preconceived notions of people on the autism spectrum by showing that they're more familiar than we thought. Click on to meet celebrities with autism ...

"As an autistic woman, I like to stay ... Tim Burton, a world-famous film director known for his unique style, has traits of ...

Celebrities including Melanie Sykes ... According to the National Autistic Society (NAS), although more women and girls are being diagnosed with autism, many are still “struggling to get the ...

Autism campaigners and charities have ... people and families will see a lot of themselves" in the celebrities' stories, especially women and girls. "A diagnosis can be life-changing and vital ...

"Lots of autistic girls and women come across as very quiet, shy and introverted," says Alis Rowe, a UK author and entrepreneur who was diagnosed with autism a few years ago. "These quiet girls ...

When Rageswary Karuppiah was hired as a teacher with the National Autism Society of Malaysia (Nasom), her family members challenged her, saying she didn’t have the skills to handle children on ...