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Is Bill Gates autistic? Temple Grandin thinks so

by John Pavlus on January 27, 2009

The famous autistic animal expert lays out her case here:

It is also likely that Bill Gates has many Asperger’s traits. An article in Time Magazine compared me to Mr. Gates. For example, we both rock.

So true. [insert rim shot]

OK, here’s what she meant. This didn’t make it into tomorrow’s segment on prenatal autism screening, but it is quite persuasive.


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