Michael Fitzgerald (psychiatrist)

For other people named Michael Fitzgerald, see Michael Fitzgerald (disambiguation).

Michael Fitzgerald (born 7 October 1946) is an Irish professor of child and adolescent psychiatry, specialising in autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Michael Fitzgerald
Michael Fitzgerald in March 2006
Born	(1946-10-07) 7 October 1946 (age 77) Lucan, Dublin, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Alma mater	Trinity College, Dublin
Spouse	Frances Fitzgerald (m. 1990)
Children	3
Website	professormichaelfitzgerald.eu

Career

His research is in the area of epidemiology of child and adolescent psychiatry. He has been involved in research collaboration in 18 countries and in initiating master's degree programs at Irish universities.^{[citation needed]} He has lectured including in London, at the Royal Society, British Academy, and the British Library and also in New York City, Buenos Aires, Tbilisi, Melbourne and many European countries as well as in China, Malaysia, Korea, and Hawaii.^{[citation needed]} As of June 2005, he said he had diagnosed over 900 individuals with Asperger syndrome.^[1][2]

Autism research

In 2004's Autism and Creativity: Is There a Link Between Autism in Men and Exceptional Ability?,^[3] Fitzgerald claims that Lewis Carroll, Éamon de Valera, Sir Keith Joseph, Ramanujan, Ludwig Wittgenstein and W.B. Yeats may have been autistic.

In 2005's The Genesis of Artistic Creativity: Asperger's Syndrome and the Arts,^[4] he claims that historical figures such as Hans Christian Andersen and George Orwell might have been autistic.^[5]

Selected publications

• Fitzgerald, Michael (2004). Autism and Creativity: Is there a link between autism in men and exceptional ability?. New York: Brunner Routledge. ISBN 978-1583912133.^[6]
• Fitzgerald, Michael (2005). The Genesis of Artistic Creativity: Asperger's Syndrome and the Arts. London and Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. ISBN 1-84310-3346.^[7]
• Fitzgerald, Michael (2009). Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Creativity, Novelty Seeking and Risk. New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. ISBN 978-1604568554.
• Fitzgerald, Michael (2010). Young, Violent & Dangerous to Know. New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. ISBN 978-1608769520.^[8]
• Fitzgerald, Michael (2014). The Link between Asperger Syndrome and Scientific, Artistic, and Political Creativity: Eleven Case Studies. New York: Edwin Mellen Press. ISBN 978-0-7734-0907-1.
• Walker, Antoinette; Fitzgerald, Michael (2014). Unstoppable Brilliance: Irish Geniuses and Asperger's Syndrome. Dublin: Liberties Press. ISBN 978-1905483280.^[9]
• Fitzgerald, Michael (2015). The Mind of the Artist: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism, Asperger Syndrome & Depression. New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. ISBN 978-1-63463-573-8.

References

1. Iggulden, Amy (11 June 2005). "'Missing link' between madness and genius". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
2. Professor Michael Fitzgerald; Adjunct Professor, Psychiatry Trinity College Dublin
3. Fitzgerald, Michael (2004). Autism and creativity: is there a link between autism in men and exceptional ability?. East Sussex: Brunner-Routledge. ISBN 1-58391-213-4.
4. Fitzgerald, Michael (2005). The genesis of artistic creativity: Asperger's syndrome and the arts. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers. ISBN 1-84310-334-6.
5. Fitzgerald M (2000). "Did Ludwig Wittgenstein have Asperger's syndrome?". European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. 9 (1): 61–65. doi:10.1007/s007870050117. PMID 10795857. S2CID 1015505.
6. Reviewed in:
   • Morris, Kelly (February 2004). "Move over, you neurotypicals…". The Lancet. 363 (9410): 742–743. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(04)15653-5.
   • McClure, Iain (6 May 2004). "Autism and Creativity: Is there a Link between Autism in Men and Exceptional Ability?". BMJ. 328 (7448): 1139. doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7448.1139-a. ISSN 0959-8138. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
   • Barber, Christopher (August 2005). "Autism and Creativity: Is There a Link Between Autism in Men and Exceptional Ability?". Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 12 (4): 506–508. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2850.2005.00860.x. ISSN 1351-0126.
   • McDougall, Tim (October 2004). "Autism and creativity Michael Fitzgerald Autism and creativity Brunner-Routledge 300 £29.99 hardback 15839121341583912134". Mental Health Practice. 8 (2): 28–28. doi:10.7748/mhp.8.2.28.s25.
   • Dosani, Sabina (March 2005). "Autism and Creativity: Is There a Link between Autism in Men and Exceptional Ability? By Michael Fitzgerald. London: Taylor & Francis. 2003. 294 pp. £29.99 (hb). ISBN 1 583912134". British Journal of Psychiatry. 186 (3): 267–267. doi:10.1192/bjp.186.3.267.
   • Davies, D.P. (2004). "Autism and Creativity (Book)". Clinical Child Psychology & Psychiatry. 9 (4): 617–619.
   • Snyder, Allan (April 2004). "Autistic genius?". Nature. 428 (6982): 470–471. doi:10.1038/428470a. ISSN 1476-4687. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
   • McGrath, James (2007). "Reading Autism". Interdisciplinary Literary Studies. 8 (2): 100–113. ISSN 1524-8429. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
   • Lauritsen, Marlene B. (October 2004). "Autism and creativity. Is there a link between autism and exceptional ability". Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. 110 (4): 316–316. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0447.2004.00390.x.
7. Reviewed in:
   • Hewston, Ruth (Spring 2007). "Book Review (Celebrating Genius): The Genesis of Artistic Creativity, by Michael Fitzgerald (2005) and The Nature of Creative Development, by J. S. Feinstein (2006)". Gifted Children. 2: 10. ISSN 2326-1544. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
   • Persaud, Raj (January 2007). "The Genesis of Artistic Creativity – Asperger's Syndrome and the Arts Michael Fitzgerald Jessica Kingsley, 2005, £13.95 pb, 256 pp. ISBN: 1 84310 334 6". Psychiatric Bulletin. 31 (1): 39–39. doi:10.1192/pb.31.1.39.
   • Lee, Sang-Hie (January 2007). "Book Review: The Genesis of Artistic Creativity: Asperger's Syndrome and the Arts". Psychology of Music. 35 (1): 172–173. doi:10.1177/030573560703500110. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
   • McGrath, James (2007). "Reading Autism". Interdisciplinary Literary Studies. 8 (2): 100–113. ISSN 1524-8429. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
8. Reviewed in:
   • Espinoza, Leafar F. (27 January 2014). "Criminal Autistic Psychopathy: The Mind of a Serial Killer". PsycCRITIQUES. 59 (44). doi:10.1037/a0035379. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
9. Reviewed in:
   • Brennan, Rory (December 2006). "Review: Tenacity". Books Ireland (290): 288. doi:10.2307/20624199.
   • Geake, John (23 March 2007). "A barmy yarn cooked up in leprechaun's kitchen". Times Higher Education (THE). Retrieved 1 September 2023.