Exploring Autism Traits Among Jeopardy Contestants

• By: Colby Taylor, PhD Autism Advocate, Psychologist, and Former Jeopardy Champion Robert Slaven Jeopardy Champion
• June 27th, 2024
• Asperger's Syndrome, assessment, autism research, Autism Spectrum Quotient, high functioning autism, Jeopardy, neurodiversity
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The popular television quiz show Jeopardy requires contestants to have broad trivia knowledge. As rote memorization is a common strength among individuals with High-Functioning Autism (HFA), it is of interest as to whether Jeopardy contestants have higher symptomology of HFA than the general...