What Is Asperger's Syndrome? Elon Musk Reveals He Has Form of Autism Spectrum Disorder On 5/10/21 at 9:41 AM EDT During his appearance on Saturday Night Live (SNL), entrepreneur and SpaceX founder Elon Musk revealed that he has Asperger's syndrome. "I don't always have a lot of intonation or variation in how I speak, which I'm told makes for great comedy," Musk joked during the opening monologue of the episode that he guest-hosted. "I'm actually making history tonight as the first person with Asperger's to host SNL. Or at least the first person to admit it," he said. Read more But what is Asperger's syndrome?