https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57045770
EXCERPTS: Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has revealed he has Asperger's syndrome while appearing on the US comedy sketch series Saturday Night Live (SNL).
The 49-year-old told viewers he was "the first person with Asperger's" to host the long-running programme - to loud cheers from the audience.
People with Asperger's interpret the environment around them differently to other people. It is thought to be the first time Mr Musk has spoken about his condition.
[...] Mr Musk ... also joked about his use of social media. He has faced criticism and even legal threats over his tweets in the past. "Look, I know I sometimes say or post strange things, but that's just how my brain works," he said. "To anyone who's been offended, I just want to say I reinvented electric cars, and I'm sending people to Mars in a rocket ship. Did you think I was also going to be a chill, normal dude?" (MORE - details)
Elon Musk monologue segment
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Chad on Mars skit
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/FuaDWyCnJxs
EXCERPTS: Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has revealed he has Asperger's syndrome while appearing on the US comedy sketch series Saturday Night Live (SNL).
The 49-year-old told viewers he was "the first person with Asperger's" to host the long-running programme - to loud cheers from the audience.
People with Asperger's interpret the environment around them differently to other people. It is thought to be the first time Mr Musk has spoken about his condition.
[...] Mr Musk ... also joked about his use of social media. He has faced criticism and even legal threats over his tweets in the past. "Look, I know I sometimes say or post strange things, but that's just how my brain works," he said. "To anyone who's been offended, I just want to say I reinvented electric cars, and I'm sending people to Mars in a rocket ship. Did you think I was also going to be a chill, normal dude?" (MORE - details)
Elon Musk monologue segment
Chad on Mars skit