Unstoppable Brilliance: Irish Geniuses and Asperger's Syndrome

The subject of autism and Asperger's syndrome are receiving ever greater coverage in the media, in films such as Rainman, and in literature. Very often people who are affected by Asperger's exhibit high level abilities in certain areas and other physical or behavioral traits may also be apparent. In Unstoppable Brilliance, the authors seek to demonstrate the particular facts and attributes of many well-known Irish historical figures, and show that in many ways their drive, focus and considerable achievements were almost inevitable given their high-level aptitude in particular fields - an aptitude not entirely of their own making or volition.