Published on 12, July, 2020
With many of these people, the condition is highly speculative rather than actually diagnosed. Some of the symptoms suggested, too, could indicate other conditions - particularly with people like Woody Allen.
Still... I find it reassuring in many ways to maybe share something in common with people who've made such an impact in their own particular ways...
www.asperger-syndrome.me.uk/people.htm
What about Stanley Kubrick? A near recluse, and a perfectionist who took take after take. Everything he did he liked to be totally in his control and by all accounts he was very difficult to get on with.
And for the fictional character - none other than Bruce Banner (or David Banner from the TV series) who when he is having a meltdown turns into The Incredible Hulk. Bruce/David Banner was an outstanding scientist but when an experiment went wrong he released his inner demons. What more could someone ask for!