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I sometimes think I might be autistic because I like to know - I need to know - my beginnings and my ends. I don't have to be in control of it, but I need to know what's going on.

Clay Aiken

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Clay Aiken
Age: 45
Born: 1978
Born: November 30
Actor
Musician
Politician
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Raleigh
North Carolina
Clayton Holmes Aiken
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