5 celebrities diagnosed with ASD to inspire you

This Tuesday (2), it is celebrated World Autism Awareness Day. The date was created by the UN in 2007 as a way to spread more information about the disorder and reduce discrimination and prejudice.

With that in mind, Celebrities and Celebrities put together a list of five celebrities who are on the autism spectrum and that you probably didn’t know. Let’s go!

Letícia Sabatella

The global actress revealed last year during the podcast “Papagaio Falante” that she was diagnosed with a mild degree of ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder). She became famous throughout Brazil for her roles in “Caminho das Indias”, “Nos Tempos do Imperador” and “O Clone”.

Anthony Hopkins

Another famous person who received a late diagnosis of autism was Oscar-winning actor Anthony Hopkins. In fact, the search for a diagnosis, which reached the age of 70, came about through the curiosity of his wife, who began to research more about ASD.

Dan Aykroyd

Known for his roles in “Ghostbusters” and “The Brothers”, Dan Aykroyd received his ASD diagnosis early in his adult life. However, the actor only publicly shared the condition recently.

Actor, comedian, Dan Aykroyd famous for his roles in films such as “Ghostbusters”, “The Hardfaced Brothers”. He said he was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. He is 70 years old, and said he received the diagnosis early in his adult life, but only shared it publicly now.

Elon Musk

Controversial businessman Elon Musk has level 1 autism — he referred to it in an interview as Asperger’s Syndrome, a term that has fallen into disuse. Currently, Elon Musk is one of the richest men in the world, being the founder of SpaceX, CEO of Tesla, vice president of OpenAI (the company that owns ChatGPT), founder and CEO of Neuralink, president of SolarCity and, of course, current owner of X (ex-Twitter).

Greta Thunberg

Finally, concluding our list of celebrities diagnosed with autism, we have Greta Thunberg, famous Swedish activist. The young woman publicly revealed that her diagnosis came at the age of 12, as well as other disorders, such as ADHD, obsessive-compulsive disorder and selective mutism.