The recent medical controversy over whether vaccinations cause autism reveals a habit of human cognition—thinking anecdotally comes naturally, whereas thinking scientifically does… — Michael Shermer Copy Share Image
“I don't want to answer so I wait. Because sometimes if you don't answer then someone will answer for you or someone… — Benjamin Ludwig Copy Share Image
Certainly not everybody that is different is necessarily autistic, but there are a lot of undiagnosed people, and it's not necessarily something… — Jasika Nicole Copy Share Image
“If coloured lenses can potentially stop the world seeming fragmented and put an end to nightmare distortions, then the learner with autism… — Adele Devine Copy Share Image
“I loosen my grip and take a tasteless bite. I don’t like bananas much—they’re so mealy—but they’re a safe fruit to eat,… — Corinne Duyvis Copy Share Image
“Children with autism often face bullying or exclusion because their behaviors can appear “different.” This can lead to isolation, low self-esteem, and… — Hagir Elsheikh Copy Share Image
A placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomised trial of boys with autism found that two to three servings of cruciferous vegetables a day improves social… — Michael Greger Copy Share Image
“Verbal thinkers tend to be very good at learning languages and are interested in words and literature. They often have an extensive… — Casey "Remrov" Vormer Copy Share Image
“The more frantic and desperate I become, the more I punch myself: by now, it’s no longer about punishing my brain, it’s… — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
“I am kissing David Drucker. I am kissing David Drucker. I am kissing David Drucker. I Was wrong. I had assumed this… — Julie Buxbaum Copy Share Image
“I hesitate in everything, often without knowing why. How often I've sought – as my own version of the straight line, seeing… — Fernando Pessoa Copy Share Image
“We don’t talk on the ride home. We don’t have to. I feel warm and giddy and like I have a secret… — Julie Buxbaum Copy Share Image
Through the blur, I wondered if I was alone or if other parents felt the same way I did - that everything… — Debra Ginsberg Copy Share Image
“So how do people with autism see the world, exactly? We, only we, can ever know the answer to that one! Sometimes… — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
So, obviously, autism - which is the key in this - is a very big problem. We need more studies about it.… — David Oshinsky Copy Share Image
I have respect for mother nature's methods of robustness (billions of years allow most of what is fragile to break); classical thought… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
I worked for a while as a teaching assistant while I was struggling. I really enjoyed it, working with kids with special… — Joseph Mawle Copy Share Image
“When boundaries of behavior are set, it’s crucial to respect those boundaries, but it’s doubly crucial that the boundaries are appropriate and… — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
“Writing Frank was a little cathartic, since it gave me the chance to climb on my soapbox and expose readers to a… — Bru Baker Copy Share Image
I have two young children with autism. What could they have ever done to deserve that? What kind of a God allows… — Fred Melamed Copy Share Image
Lets get into talking about how autism is similar animal behavior. The thing is I dont think in a language, and animals… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
There are disagreements over whether autism is something that should be always and all the time embraced and celebrated as just a… — John Donvan Copy Share Image
Without intervention today, the cost of care for adults with autism will be significantly greater and the burden will no longer lie… — Jenny McCarthy Copy Share Image
I look at the successful people that have, you know, high functioning autism and Asperger's, they're ones where maybe the parents were… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
“If you want to be present, just be present, you cant force it you can't overthink it. Insisting on being present in… — David Finch Copy Share Image
Research demonstrates that autistic traits are distributed into the non-autistic population; some people have more of them, some have fewer. History suggests… — Morton Ann Gernsbacher Copy Share Image
“Naoki is anticipating his audience’s emotions and manipulating them. That is empathy. The conclusion is that both emotional poverty and an aversion… — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
“A secondary problem is that childhood vaccines in modern times do not contain thimerosal (although some flu vaccines do), yet while the… — Thomas D. Taylor Copy Share Image
I strongly recommend that students with autism get involved in special interest clubs in some of the areas they naturally excel at.… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
I think that autistic brains tend to be specialized brains. Autistic people tend to be less social. It takes a ton of… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
Girls are generally recognized as superior mimics. Those with [Asperger's Syndrome] hold back and observe until they learn the 'rules', then imitate… — Tony Attwood Copy Share Image
Following bio-medical treatment - which is basically changing the diet, giving vitamins and supplements and detoxing the body from metals or candida… — Jenny McCarthy Copy Share Image
“Why was it considered normal for a girl to live for fashion and makeup, but not car engines or bugs? And what… — Tara Kelly Copy Share Image
When I first started in this field there were all kinds of stereotypes about autism, as if these were children from another… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
One area of study that still needs to be done is the kind of autism where kids have speech and they lose… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
But my favorite of Einstein's words on religion is "Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind." I like this… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
My first memory - at about four - was of numbers. The doctors who study me think a combination of mild autism… — Daniel Tammet Copy Share Image
I think that autistic brains tend to be specialized brains. Autistic people tend to be less social. It takes a ton of… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
“I calculate the breadth of Steven's shoulders, now wider than mine; watch him tear open the Blokus game he likes to play… — Stasia Ward Kehoe Copy Share Image
“It seems that between one-third and one-sixth of autistic people lose major skills in adolescence. Of those, about half will gain the… — Autism Women's Network Copy Share Image
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