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This week is world Autism Awareness Week.

Autism is an invisible, neurological condition, where the brain just processes information differently from other brains. This can bring great benefits. People with it, or who have major autism traits have greatly influenced the modern world as we know it, and made surviving COVID-19 lockdown possible for many businesses.

1 in 88 people (estimated) are affected in the UK. 700,000 people

16% are in full time work according to the National Autistic Society. More want to be.

75% (estimated) are bullied at school and/or at work

It affects how the world is seen, understood and interacted with.

It can be seen as a negative condition. However as I said it can really bring benefits. Just some contributions that have made the modern world possible

AC Electricity – Nikola Tesla, powered modern industry

Telephone – Alexander Graham Bell

Modern Electric Lightbulb – Thomas Edision, safe lighting

Modern Computers – Alan Turing is described as the Father of modern computers. Created a machine to break the Enigma code in WW2.

Facebook – Mark Zuckerberg

Apple and Microsoft – Steve Jobs, Bill Gates

Computing generally – autistic people behind the scenes all over the place, making computing possible.

Life without these contributions would have been impossible to get to where we are now.

More autistic contributions next time