A New Frontier
The 41-year-old resurfaced recently, looking alert.
Matthew was born with autism and a hole in his heart. He played the Ingall family's adopted son, and is also adopted in real life.
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(Page 3 of 3) Previous 15 Comments31. Hmm. The only real claim to him being autistic is imdb.com's bio page, which isn't reliable. And then I go to his wiki and it says he is autistic according to TMZ.com .. o_O
I love you TMZ but would not consider you a "reliable source". On the wiki discussion someone posted this comment and I agree...
"I can't find any solid evidence for the claim that Matt Laborteaux is autistic or was ever diagnosed with autism. The only real "evidence" you can find in a Google search is a trivia blurb in his IMDb entry that says he was "born with autism and a hole in his heart"[1]. IMDb bios aren't reliable sources, as there's little fact checking. Their filmographies are reasonably accurate, but their bios can be riddled with errors, especially for lesser-known people. Furthermore, autism cannot be diagnosed at birth; autistic kids don't show any symptoms for months or even years."
Posted at 10:30PM on Sep 28th 2008 by Jen
32. He looks great. So glad to see that and not some meth head loser. Loves it!
Posted at 11:15PM on Sep 28th 2008 by Awesome
33. Matthew's autism was written about when he first joined Little House. He was also in a t.v. interview way back and it was raised how just before Little House he had autistic behaviors, including making a web with string across his room.
Posted at 11:25PM on Sep 28th 2008 by Lora
34. What are you guys talking about? Autism? Matthew doesn't have autism. Check your facts...
Posted at 11:09AM on Sep 29th 2008 by Inono
35. It's probably Aspergers' Syndrome, which is a mild form of autisim. The child affected with it is usually social inactive and ackward, as well as withdrawn.
Posted at 10:30AM on Sep 29th 2008 by MandaLyn
36. Melissa Sue Anderson (Mary) was interviewed a couple years back regarding her LHOP memories and noted that she thought he was an exceptional young actor and she also brought up that he was autistic.
There was, at least a month or so ago, a YOUTUBE video of him doing some sort of work with a local theater/film group that had put together a short. The concept, if I remember right, was that he was pitching himself for acting work and nobody would believe he was qualified or an actor...he kept bringing up that he was Albert from Little House, and the casting people kept laughing it off or couldn't recall the character.
Posted at 2:35AM on Oct 1st 2008 by sacman
37. WOW would never reconize him on the street he really looks good as for Nelly OMG has she Balloon Up she is just HUGE ....
Posted at 8:43PM on Oct 6th 2008 by DD Man
38. Yeah, he was one of my favorites. I saw the episode where he biological father came to take him home with him but Albert faked being blind. Quinn took a 180 degree turn and decided that Albert was better off with the Ingalls than with him. I wanted to reach through the tv and hug that child. And after that, smack his father. UGH! Now, you know what would've happened if it had been Charles? He would've done everything in his power to take care of him. You know how he took care of Mary after she went blind? He was always the devoted father. And for being autistic, he did an awesome job. There are degrees of autism so I'm guessing he's one of the lucky ones. I'm glad he's doing well. And yes, he looks great.
Posted at 10:41AM on Oct 22nd 2008 by MarineMomNancy
