The man often credited as the greatest composer in human history may also have had the most badass name. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was dropping bangers from age five when he was already highly competent on keyboard and violin, and he continued to drop said bangers until well into the 90’s (the 1790s). What is not commonly known about Wolfgang is that he expressed many of the typical traits of Autism. His repetition of hand movements (piano tremolo), abnormal facial expressions and obsessive focus are common symptoms of we now know as Asperger’s Syndrome. But the Emperor didn’t know that when Mozart completely owned Muzio Clementi in a piano battle in Vienna in 1781, which by all accounts, was lit.
(Triumphant final notes of composition and massive applause)
VO: So this Autism Awareness Month, remember… Before we knew what autism was, they were shaping history. Let’s not stop them now.