Aspergic Achievers Trivia Quiz

Answer: Ladyhawke

Before Ladyhawke, Pip Brown played with the garage band Two Lane Blacktop. She released her self-titled debut album as Ladyhawke in 2008. She was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome as an adult, after going to see a doctor about her fear of crowds.

Answer: Pokemon

Like Ash Ketchum, the hero of the Pokemon games, and many other people with Asperger's Syndrome, Satoshi Tajiri was an avid collector as a child, although he collected insects rather than cute little monsters. According to an article on famous people on the autistic spectrum (http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-autistics-known-today.php), Nintendo representatives described Tajiri as 'eccentric' and 'reclusive'. (Pocky, by the way, is actually a brand of sweet.)

Answer: Gorillas

Dawn Prince-Hughes was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome at the age of thirty-six. She wrote 'Songs of the Gorilla Nation: My Journey Through Autism' about her experiences working with gorillas at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, after becoming fascinated by them.

She has stated that she learned to pick up social cues, which many people with Asperger's find difficult, by watching the gorillas interact.

Answer: Gary McKinnon

Gary McKinnon is alleged to have hacked into 97 computers over a period of 13 months, and at the time of writing (March 2012) is appealing against extradition to the United States. He was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome in 2008. Lamo and Berkovich have also been confirmed to be on the autistic spectrum. Julian Assange, suspected of having Asperger's Syndrome himself, called it the 'hacker's disease'.

Answer: A squeeze machine that gives people artificial hugs

Diagnosed with autism in 1950, Temple Grandin came up with the idea of the squeeze machine, or 'hug box', as a way of calming an autistic and/or hypersensitive person down without the need for bodily contact, and the risk of too much or too little pressure.

She got the idea from observing cattle being placed in a similar device, which subsequently soothed them. The squeeze machine can be customised to apply different amounts of pressure, and there are even websites with instructions for making your own.

Answer: Finnish

'Mänti' is Finnish for 'pine tree', and several Mänti words bear similarities to Estonian and Finnish words. Finnish is one of the languages Tammet - born Daniel Corney - speaks, along with Romanian, Esperanto, Lithuanian, Icelandic, Welsh, and the more commonly-taught French, German and Spanish.

Not only does he have remarkable language-learning abilities, he can also recite pi to 22,514 decimal places.

Answer: Bosnia

Peter Howson travelled to Bosnia to document the war, under the sponsorship of "The Times". His 'Bosnia' exhibition in 1994 caused controversy due to one particularly graphic painting, 'Croatian and Muslim', which depicted a violent rape, and was based on victims' accounts.

His art has also featured on the covers of albums by the Beautiful South and Live, and his fans included Mick Jagger and Madonna, who has featured in some of his paintings. Both he and his daughter have Asperger's Syndrome.

Answer: Surfing

Clay Marzo was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome in 2007. Fascinated with seashells at an early age, he started out as a swimmer, but later became interested in surfing. He admits to finding interviews difficult, and has worked with Surfers Healing, an organisation that aims to introduce autistic children and their families to surfing.

Answer: 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' by Nirvana

It was Casey Abrams who performed the Nirvana song.

James Durbin was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome after the death of his father. As well as Asperger's, he also has Tourette's Syndrome. During the finale, he performed 'Livin' After Midnight' and 'Breaking The Law' with Judas Priest. Since his appearance on American Idol, he has gone on to release an album, 'Memories of a Beautiful Disaster'.

Answer: Paddy Considine

Paddy Considine's other films include 'Hot Fuzz', 'In America' and 'A Room for Romeo Brass'. He also appeared in the video for Coldplay's 'G-d Put A Smile Upon Your Face'. In an interview with the Telegraph, he talked about his problems with sensory overload caused by bright lights and noise, and interaction with people.

In '24 Hour Party People', Steve Coogan played Tony Wilson, the owner of Factory Records, while Andy Serkis played the producer Martin Hannett, and Sean Harris played Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis.

Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/8440399/Paddy-Considine-Knowing-I-have-Aspergers-is-a-relief.html