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Rosie O’Donnell Says Bill Gates’ Research Team Used to ‘Call Every Few Months’ to Try and Test Her for Autism
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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready…Back when Rosie O’Donnell was just starting out as a talk show host, she was also coveted for a research project by Bill Gates.
According to the actress and host, the billionaire’s team would call “every few months” asking if they could test her.
O’Donnell revealed as much on Tuesday’s episode of “Good Hang With Amy Poehler,” when Poehler asked if O’Donnell might be neurodivergent, based on how she processes information.
“You know, when I was first on my show, Bill Gates was doing a large study in the ’90s at the University of Seattle.
And they would call, every few months at the first year, and say ‘We really would like to test you.’”