Published in: Autism & Diagnosis

7. Are individuals with autism geniuses or have a special talent?

Author EAP Malaysia

Published on: August 12, 2026

Although many movies and TV shows have highlighted individuals with autism who have genius talents, only 10% of the autism population are ‘savants’ that are individuals who have rare genius talents, be they music, art or mathematics.

It is important to note that autism is a spectrum disorder and some individuals are more affected than others and that autism impacts language, social skills and presents challenging behaviours in most of those affected by it.

Learn more about other myths about autism here.