Leona Woods, nuclear physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project. She was one of several female scientists who were recruited for the war effort. #FacesOfAutism #ActuallyAutistic #Art #Physics #Polymath #RemarkableWomen #STEM #WomenInSTEM

Katharine Way, Nuclear Physicist worked on Manhattan Project, one of several female nuclear physicists. #STEM #WomenInSTEM #ActuallyAutistic #FacesOfAutism #Art #Physics #RemarkableWomen

#FacesOfAutism Vivian Westwood fashion designer, very quirky helped spark the “trash aesthetic” of the 1980s Punk & New Wave era. She was married to Malcolm McClaren. #Autism #Art #Fashion #Punk #NewWave #Music #Neurodiverse #ActualkyAutistic

AstorRon Media (@astorronmedia) Faces Of Autism series. This is Scotty Bowers. He was a liaison in Old Hollywood for the underground gay community in the 1940s-1960s, which was his most active time when gays had to keep it secret le...

Here is my substack post a longer article about Scotty Bowers on the #FacesOfAutism series #Autism #Autistic substack.com/@astorronmed...

I’m still catching up to all the new faces I am working on. I came across a treasure trove of autistic women in STEM. Also I am on the Canadian app Eh! Come look for me there too! #FacesOfAutism

I discovered a treasure trove of #Neurosiverse women in #Stem and a list of #Polymath geniuses of both sexes so I’m going to be busy! I literally need to get more boxes to paint to put all the names on them which are in the hundreds. For now here’s Pythagoras #FacesOfAutism

Giovanni Domenico Cassini 17th century Astronomer discovered four satellites of Saturn & discovered the rings of Saturn were in segments. #ActuallyAutistic #STEM #FacesOfAutism #Art #Neurodiverse #Science #Astronomy

Eric Stanton #ActuallyAutistic #FacesOfAutism #Art #Illustrator #Neurodiverse #Neurodiversity Mostly a comic book illustrator but also did a lot of side projects with soft core bondage pin ups. Liked to present the men tied up as well as women. A piece of work.

Aubrey Beardsley, 19th century Victorian art Nouveau illustrator, iconoclast & #ActuallyAutistic #FacesOfAutism #Art #Illustration #VictorianEngland #ArtNouveau

Pierre Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada. Brilliant man, often difficult to get close to. Iconoclastic & flamboyant. Sharp-tongue, put Richard Nixon in his place. Helped create modern Canada along with Lester B. Pearson & Jean Chretien #Visionary #Hyperlexic #ActuallyAutistic #FacesOfAutism #Art

Charles Dana Gibson, #Illustrator who was obsessed with getting hands right. Used primarily pen & ink. #FacesOfAutism #ActuallyAutistic #Art #Boxes #Neurodiverse #Neurodiversity

Mendelson Joe, #artist, #photographer #musician & iconoclast. He walked behind an alley & law canvas & paints, brought them home & became a #Painter. #ActuallyAutistic #FacesOfAutism #Boxes #Neurodiverse #Autism

Christiaan Huygens self taught #Astronomer #Scientist #Inventor built his own telescope & several devices, discovered Saturns moons, including Titan. A #NASA favourite for naming missions. #ActuallyAutistic #FacesOfAutism #Art #Neurodiverse #Neurodiversity #STEM #Science #Astronomy

Giacomo Casanova, notorious lover, writer & rake. Did not speak until he was 7 years old. Did not read until he decided to start, took one month to learn. Avid reader since. His lovers techniques he learned reading books. Hyperlexic. #ActuallyAutistic #FacesOfAutism #Art #FamousPeopleOfHistory

Karen Carpenter, lead #singer of the Carpenters. Raised by neglectful, overbearing & belittling parents who favoured her brother what’s-his -name (she was the real star) she was a huge talent who tragically passed at 32 from anorexia. #FacesOfAutism #RemarkableWomen #Neurodiverse #Neurodiversity

Patricia Highsmith #author noted for “Strangers On A Train.” She was #ActuallyAutistic reclusive in later life. Abused severely by her mom & it affected her #books which featured antisocial characters. She said “if I came across a starving baby & a starving cat, I’d feed the cat.” #FacesOfAutism

Lucy Worsley #ActuallyAutistic #FacesOfAutism it’s common that #autistic people are fascinated by other autistic people. She is doing a documentary on Agatha Christie who is also on one of my boxes. Lucy collects history facts like some people collect action figures #Art #RemarkableWomen #Autism

Barry Humphries #ActuallyAutistic a famous comedian who played in one of my favourite, extremely underrated movie “Shock Treatment.” A great musical produced by the same people who made “Rocky Horror Picture Show” #FacesOfAutism #Art #Film #Comedy #Musicals

Chien-Shiung Wu Nuclear Physicist. She was one of many female nuclear physicists who worked on the Manhattan Project. #ActuallyAutistic #FacesOfAutism #RemarkableWomen #Neurodiverse #Neurodiversity

Yves St Laurent fashion designer and #ActuallyAutistic #FacesOfAutism #Art #Designer #FashionDesigner #HauteCouture #Neurodiverse #Neurodiversity

Jasmine O’Neill #author #Books written about her experience being autistic #ActuallyAutistic #RemarkableWomen #Art #FacesOfAutism #Neurodiverse #Neurodiversity

Martha Stewart entrepreneur and #ActuallyAutistic #Art #Entrepreneur #Founder #FacesOfAutism #RemarkableWomen #Neurodivergent

Amelia Earhart. First female pilot to fly solo across the country. Very accomplished Lost in the pacific in 1937 in Micronesia. Theories abounded as to what happened. #ActuallyAutistic #FacesOfAutism #Art #Aviators #Airplanes #RemarkableWomen #Neurodiverse

James Spader, actor best known for TV series Blacklist & the movie franchise Stargate & Wall Street. Hates hearing people eat. Like #Autistic people do, he has #Misophonia which means certain sounds & frequencies drive him to distraction. #ActuallyAutistic #FacesOfAutism #Art #Actors

Carl Jung, Early 20th century German psychologist and author #ActuallyAutistic #FacesOfAutism #Neurodiverse #Neurodiversity #Art #author #Writer #Researcher

Agatha Christie, mystery author
Famous for “Murder on The Orient Express & created Miss Marple & Hercule Poirot. Had a known autistic burnout in the 70s. She loved her patterns in #writing #ActuallyAutistic #RemarkableWomen #FacesOfAutism #Art #Writing #MysteryAuthors #Neurodiverse #Neurodiversity

Jim Morrison, a huge fan of Aldous Huxley was a very well read self taught man, who had sensory issues. A brilliant #singer #songwriter of the Doors (Named after The Doors Of Perception) #ActuallyAutistic #Art #Music #FacesOfAutism #Neurodiverse #Neurodiversity

Aldoux Huxley, science fiction writer & philosopher who wrote “The Doors of Perception and was a taxonomist for LSD effects who inspired both Timothy Leary & Jim Morrison #FacesOfAutism #ActuallyAutistic #Authors #Art #Neurodiverse #Neurodiversity #Autism

Jamie Hyneman host from Mythbusters “I reject your reality & substitute my own” which is a perfect autistic representation. He also likes to blow shit up. #ActuallyAutistic #Autism #FacesOfAutism #Art #RealityTV #Neurodiverse #Neurodiversity #SundayMorning

#ActuallyAutistic #FacesOfAutism #Actors #Comedians #Movies #Film #Autism #Neurodiverse #Neurodiversity Jim Carrey who played Andy Kaufman in the movie Man on the moon & admits he became obsessed with his subject & had to decompress for years