Was Einstein autistic?

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According to some autism experts he might have shown many signs of Asperger syndrome

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a form of the condition that does not cause learning difficulties.

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And according to the standard criteria, there does not seem much doubt that Albert Einstein was autistic

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in fact, Newton appears to be the earliest known example of a person with any form of autism.

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Autism is heritable

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