If asked to name someone famous, fictional or real who is 'on the spectrum', most people give the same sorts of replies.

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His attorneys argued that there is an “unconscionable risk” he’ll be executed because of a neurological disorder rather than ...

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In 2013, this term was replaced, and PDDs is no longer used. It’s now called autism spectrum disorder (ASD). “There were about five different diagnoses one could have [under a PDD diagnoses], ...

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