Jerry Newport and Mary Newport | |
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Occupation | Authors, public speakers, advocates |
Nationality | American |
Notable works | Mozart and the Whale: An Asperger's Love Story |
Gerald Newport (1948–2023),[1] better known as Jerry Newport, and Mary Newport (1954/1955 – ?),[1] née Mary Meinel, also known as Mary Meinel-Newport, were authors, advocates, and public speakers who had been diagnosed with Asperger syndrome and whose lives became the basis for the 2005 film Mozart and the Whale.[2] Their written works include self-help books related to autism and Asperger's, as well as their 2007 memoir Mozart and the Whale: An Asperger's Love Story.