You can’t tell by looking at someone that they have Aspergers. Depending on the person, it’s obvious that they’re on the spectrum. Some people use it to their advantage and succeed in their career. Other people want to keep it to themselves just in case they get treated differently because of it.
If your good at something, why not use it for good? Share it with the world. You never know who may need someone like you to look up to. Some people have a hard time connecting with people and knowing that there are people who are famous makes meeting people a little bit easier because they know they can be treated like everyone else.
There are bunch of people in the entertainment industry who are on the autism spectrum. Either in movies, music or in sports. They don’t like Aspergers tell them that they can’t do something. Some people will put Aspergers into their work and create characters with Autism or they will encourage younger generations to be who they are and do what makes them happy.
It’s not easy being in Hollywood especially when you have something that is different from everyone else. People don’t understand how your brain is wired. They will assume things about you before they get the chance to know you, but you just have to prove them wrong by doing what you always wanted to do. If any celebrity who is on the spectrum can tell you one thing, it’s that you just have to be you, you don’t have to fit in with everyone else. Create your own path.
We can look at who we admire and know that if they can be successful, we can be successful in our own way. We can look at a celebrity and know that they’ve overcame so much just to get where they are and if they can do it then we can to. We may take a little while to get there, but in the end, we’re doing what makes us happy. We’re not hurting anyone. We are just in our own world, doing what we do best.