Many geniuses have autism expression

A series of outstanding individuals in science, politics and art have achieved success because they have some degree of autism, a leading British psychiatrist insists.

A portrait of the German genius composer Ludwig van Beethoven.Photo: wordpress.com.

Michael Fitzgerald, a professor of psychiatry at Trinity University in Ireland, thinks that autism-related traits are exactly the same characteristics that people often see in geniuses. physicist Isaac Newton (UK), physicist Albert Einstein (USA), composer Ludwig van Beethoven (Germany), writer George Orwell (UK), musical genius Mozart (Austria), writer Hans Christian Andersen (Denmark) are talents with some manifestations of autism.

Telegraph said Fitzgerald compared the personality traits of about 1,600 survivors of autism and many famous people in history. He affirmed that the link between autism, creativity and genius originated from genes.

'Neurological disorders can create positive effects. I think that genes that cause autism are also genes that make genius. We have not yet identified those genes, but it is clear that there are many new genes that make a small impact , "Fitzgerald said.

Professor Fitzgerald argues that the genes create highly capable people but do not have many social relationships and rarely communicate with the eyes. They are easily paranoid but always behave according to the moral standards of society.

'Such people can pursue a topic for 20-30 years. They never get distracted or give up their goals because of the opinions of others. The amount of work they perform is equivalent to the effort of three or four ordinary people , 'Fitzgerald commented.

Geniuses and autistic people have many points that are considered eccentric. For example, physicist Isaac Newton worked three consecutive days without noticing the change of day and night. He often forgot to eat when working in the laboratory. Herbert George Wells, a British science fiction writer, is a person who feels insecure in social relations, likes to live alone, and is always emotionally and ruthlessly emotional.

Amanda Batten, an expert at the British National Autism Association, said: 'We should not think that all people with autism have the ability to become geniuses, because each individual has his own characteristics and strengths. and separate needs'.

According to the Telegraph, there are 60-120 cases of autism worldwide in every 10,000 people worldwide.