I have a son, and my son has autism. There's certain things that I deal with that a lot of people don't… — O. T. Genasis Copy Share Image
Savant syndrome and autism, I think, are not disorders of brain structure, but they're disorders of brain function. — Darold Treffert Copy Share Image
The narrower we define autism, and the more strictly we control for particular behaviors, the more likely we are to find what… — Darold Treffert Copy Share Image
“Simple people always rely on common sense. Smart people always rely on crazy nonsense.” — Joey Lawsin Copy Share Image
A diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome can be useful to help a person understand why they have had difficulties. — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
“Autistic children don’t need fixing—they need understanding. Their minds aren’t broken, just beautifully different” — medicosaurabh Copy Share Image
“ABA never promised that it could make children normal. Just indistinguishable from normal.” — James Copland M D Copy Share Image
“We push off the ground and break into a run. It is not a race, it’s just running. All we need to… — Sohn Won-Pyung Copy Share Image
In fact, there are autism clusters, you know, around some of the big tech centers. You take two socially awkward computer programmers… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
“My son regressed. I have my own thoughts on that, just as all parents do. It doesn't mean that I would ever… — Liz Becker Copy Share Image
There is a small segment of people with autism that have savant skills, where they can memorize entire maps of whole entire… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
“One of the most important truths about autism is that if you have met one person with autism, you have met one… — Stephen J. Bedard Copy Share Image
Let's get into talking about how autism is similar animal behavior. The thing is I don't think in a language, and animals… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
We are talking only to ourselves. We are not talking to the rivers, we are not listening to the wind and stars.… — Thomas Berry Copy Share Image
Don't think that there's a different, better child 'hiding' behind the autism. This is your child. Love the child in front of… — Claire Scovell LaZebnik Copy Share Image
I don't think I have ever been as inspired by any character that I have played. I was deeply moved by Temple's… — Claire Danes Copy Share Image
“There was one time when Papa asked him, 'Bunso, why do you love me?' We were surprised when he answered, 'I love… — Sharon Joyce S. Valdez Copy Share Image
“I try to think of other things. David’s hand in mine. That was nice. Innocent, friendly hand-holding. I think of his tape… — Julie Buxbaum Copy Share Image
“Your child, too, will one day be an adult. For them to live life with the same degree of independence as neurotypical… — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
“I see autism as having many different strands. All of these strands are beautiful. They are all the colours of the rainsbow… — J.M. Worgan Copy Share Image
You take somebody - one person has definitely got autism, you got another person that maybe has some of those traits and… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
When you're dealing with a problem as complex as autism, you have to look at it from many different points of view… — Harvey V. Fineberg Copy Share Image
“Unfortunately, by this time it didn't matter. Self-diagnosed autistics and fakers were asking diagnosed autistics whether or not they had a diagnosis,… — Thomas D. Taylor Copy Share Image
“And with a relentlessness that comes from the world's depths, with a persistence that strikes the keys metaphysically, the scales of a… — Fernando Pessoa Copy Share Image
“So strange that David Drucker of all people was the only one who said the exact right thing: Your dad shouldn't have… — Julie Buxbaum Copy Share Image
It does not matter what sixty-six percent of people do in any particular situation. All that matters is what you do. — John Elder Robison Copy Share Image
Those outside of autism need to understand this is an epidemic and we need more government funding, insurance coverage and education reform. — Jenny McCarthy Copy Share Image
“some fortunate patients could enter the OO (or Optimal Outcome) group whose members no longer showed any of the symptoms of autistic… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
Nobel prize-calibre geniuses often have certain core autistic features at their heart. — Allan Snyder Copy Share Image
“Musk sits somewhere on the autism spectrum and that he has trouble considering other people’s emotions and caring about their well-being.” — Ashlee Vance Copy Share Image
“One common denominator was that each person profiled was encouraged and 'stretched' just outside their comfort zone by at least one adult… — Debra Moore Copy Share Image
There is neither a cure for nor a way to repair autism. There is no implant like there is for the deaf. — Andrew Solomon Copy Share Image
Sometimes people say that kids with autism aren't capable of love. That's ridiculous. My son loves deeply. He's just doesn't communicate well. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I hope everyone can examine what is the most important relationship in life - the relationship between parent and child. — Jet Li Copy Share Image
“In a world that seemed to center around greed, corrupt politics, hatred and bigotry, people with autism were kind and happy with… — Paul C. Nelson Copy Share Image
If a person calls themself 'autistic' and you tell them they have to use 'person first language'... you're not putting the person… — Stuart Duncan Copy Share Image
I believe there is a reason such as autism, severe manic-depression, and schizophrenia remain in our gene pool even though there is… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
“Every child deserves to be seen, understood, and given a chance to thrive. When we educate ourselves about autism, we become part… — Hagir Elsheikh Copy Share Image
Though Autism can be frightening and terribly demanding, it also comes with its vast share of superpowers that are unknown to the… — Andrea Suarez Paz Copy Share Image
People with autism are extremely good at working... in a scripted environment, because that's how they live their lives a lot of… — Brigette Lundy-Paine Copy Share Image
