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As an autistic person, no. Not in any literal sense anyway.
No.
Some of them do. See: Elon Musk
Some of them don't. See: Albert Einstein, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Dickinson, Bobby Fischer, Bill Gates, Lionel Messi
You forgot Dan Aykroyd
If you've only ever been exposed to the depiction of non-verbal, extremely sensitive-to-stimuli, routine-oriented, potentially-violent, autistic kids, that you see on TV, you could be forgiven for thinking this.
But, no, that's only an exceptionally small window of what autism is. Most cases of autism aren't so severe, and most people learn coping strategies as they grow up that let them live relatively-normal lives. Even severe cases can do this, but it tends to take more time, and more focused, expert care.
You probably know autistic adults, and aren't even aware. Or, potentially, you just write them off as being loners or not good with people or having some other character flaw, that ultimately stems from their coping mechanisms.
It’s a spectrum for one thing, you’re not going to have any broad generalizations like this across the population
Welp, someone has been listening to RFK....rip.
Did rfk actually say this? Those worms in his head are hard at work.
He said they will never hold a job or go on a date, and of course they will never pay taxes
Answer: No.
Also I think this would have been a better fit for the No Stupid Questions community, but I also believe it doesn't deserve this many downvotes.
It kind of degrades my respect and trust for this community. The fact that we need a completely different subreddit so people can try to educate themselves on sensitive subjects is pretty sad. I'd get it if this guy was asking in bad faith, but it seems like a sincere question.
I think the down votes are due to the phrasing, saying it's instead of is it.