I recall a month or so ago another poster came to the site with the idea of Mariah Carey having Asperger's Syndrome.  The reasons for this being her precocious musical gifts (sp. early brain development that would cause this) and a long period of bizarre behavior during a nervous breakdown.  Obviously it would be logical to assume that an Aspie overstressed by the social aspects of fame would be prone to nervous breakdowns in such an idiosyncratic way.  I now have found two new names to add to the list of Aspie celebrities.

After many hours of research, I have come to the conclusion that Britney Spears has Asperger's Syndrome.  The reasons being her precocious musical gifts--less her voice than her excellent dancing ability and coordination, would was considered prodigious at a young age.  Now, like Mariah Carey, she has been exhibiting bizarre and troubling behavior for a long time.  Recently she was taken to an institution against her will, and given a conservator.  It is believed that the overstimulation from excessive people contact (Aspies get overstimulated and break down from excessive social interaction) would cause this autistic breakdown for Ms. Spears, in addition to the stress incurred from losing custody to her kids.  But by and large, Ms. Spears has a long history of social problems.  She has used her "own world" of musical expression to counteract this, but no longer will this savant musical ability suffice as an outlet for expressing her feelings; not with the new pressures faced in the child custody battle and the increasingly watchful eye of the media.

Paris Hilton may also have Asperger's Syndrome.  The reason I believe so is the "remoteness" she exhibits in most of her interviews, as if she is occupied in some other (possibly autistic) realm.  Most of her answers are nervous and short, showing that she has a communication impediment which prevents her from acting naturally.  Ms. Hilton also has the common comorbid condition of ADHD, for which she has been medicated for many years.  Ms. Hilton also exhibits unusual gifts in modeling on the runway and a splinter skill in creating designer handbags.  She is known to take a lot of "inward postures" to wind down after excessive socializing, during which time she will spend hours repetitively constructing prototypes for new handbags.  This is one of her many specific interests, which come and go over time, according to sources close to Ms. Hilton.  Paris Hilton has hidden her Asperger's quite well, beneath the guise of a wealthy socialite.  But what we are not told about are the many behavioral interventions she underwent for her autistic spectrum disorder, which occurred until her mid-teens.  Since she has shown so much success in socializing, Paris Hilton may exhibit another savant skill in addition to modeling and designing:  social savantism.

I believe one day Britney Spears and Paris Hilton may reveal their diagnoses of Asperger's to the public, but that day, unfortunately, may not be soon.  I hope that Britney Spears is receiving proper treatment for her comorbid conditions of depression and social anxiety, at the moment.  It is hoped she will be able to re-learn the social skills lost in her current breakdown, and quickly.

britney, maybe.
paris, no. im not her psychologist, but id have to say definetly not.
"social savantism"?   thats a serious stretch.

britney, no.

I just doubt it being the case.

I am not much of a celeb watcher, but they mostly seem like people who haven't figured out how to deal with their celeb status, and have a problem with entitlement.  Theyv'e been called to the mat and they are having spoiled-kid trantrums.

Mariah, maybe.  She keeps more to herself.

A recent article about Britney revealed his mother was objecting to her present manager saying he was trying to control Britney's life too much.  I don't think she has Aspergers -- other issues depression and addictions maybe.

Paris always strikes me as flat in her presentation but I have noticed that about Jessica Simpson also.  But I can pretend to be animated, so why couldn't someone pretend to be guarded and uninterested as Paris does?

Jesus Christ.

Just...wow. *rolls eyes*

Maybe there needs to be a new diagnois - "little trollop with more money than sense syndrome".

Britney had bipolar disorder with a dual diagnosis of drug addiction, she ain't in hospital for social anxiety its for a manic episode.  I have bipolar and I can see identify with a lot of her behaviour esp in self destruct... I think bipolar share a lot of traits and is a common comorbid.  Not sure about Paris.  Not sure any of these have major talents, I have always thought of ozzy osbourne and his whole family being on the ASD/ADHD sprectrum?  Creativity often is seen with bipolar and the stress of being in the public eye and all the marriage divorce things/postnatal depression can trigger of a major breakdown with bipolar.  Hope Britney gets sorted.  For all the spectulation lets not forget this is a person who is gravely ill and needs help.

hahaha...AMEN to that

Paris Hilton? No way - spoilt, precocious brat springs to mind more. And talentless - the woman is only good at making a business empire out of her name and infamy over that sex tape. The woman actually gets royalties from every sale of that One Night in Paris video. I don't think she's as dumb as most people assume - she seems to have canny business sense - but as far as AS... no.

Britney I feel sorry for; the woman is clearly unstable right now and regardless of whether its of her own making or not, its not right that the woman is persecuted to the level she has. People think they own celebrities and it gives them the right to laugh at someone who is going through some kind of turmoil in their life, or to have some judgement... Ultimately no-one really knows whats going on with the woman bar those around her, and if she is really at the lowest point of her life, she doesn't deserve the kind of intrusion that she's getting. No-one does, regardless of whether they're famous and have whored themselves out to the media before. You would think the media would back off, rather than trying to sell another few crappy episodes of crappy magazines.

Mariah I don't know about... the woman does have an amazing voice and I quite liked her early albums.

I still think Johnny Depp has AS. And Michelle Rodriguez (*sigh*)

What about Hillary clinton?  She is trying to be more emotive.  My anxiety might be just a comorbid, but I could not be a politition, Id be throwing up blood.  Do you think an aspie could run the country and deal with the whole world?  Its hard leaving my bedroom!

I don't think Hilton or Spears have AS in any way. shape, or form. Other conditions maybe (as mentioned above, Bipolar could be a possibility in Spears), but I don't see traits of AS in either of them.

That's spot-on, and why I think she may have been mentioned in this thread in the first place. She has a reputation as a spoiled, dumb bimbo, but I think dumb is one thing that she is not. I've watched interviews with her, and underneath that plastic exterior I recognize some genuine intelligence there. This is in contrast to Nicole Richie, who doesn't seem like the sharpest tool in the shed even in real life.

Not to be really mean or anything, but to be honest I thought this was a joke when I read it. Britney Spears has either bipolar or is schizophrenic, as shown in videos of her talking to a wall, holding her kids hostage, and being a wreck. I don't even want to touch on Paris Hilton.

Please, I hope this was a prank.