“As in the matter of cures, treatments are usually argued against using patient's rights or civil rights as a defense. What makes… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“Increasingly, lawmakers and law enforcement authorities are not being fooled by the “autism made me do it” defense. This may actually be… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“Bolstering the idea that many names for autism have come and gone is the fact that in 2013 the DSM V eliminated… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“Even autistics who are self-assured, self-actualized, and happy with who they are, recognize that not all of their traits are spectacular, or… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“As proof, I offer Dustin Hoffman and Claire Danes, who played Rainman in Rainman, and Temple Grandin in Temple Grandin respectively on… — Thomas D. Taylor Around the world Copy Share Image
“In the past decade or so, new “colleges” and “universities” have sprung up which look like accredited colleges and universities, and have… — Thomas D. Taylor Education Copy Share Image
“Fortunately, this is one place where the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities does help autistics. Somewhere in… — Thomas D. Taylor Disabled People Copy Share Image
“Many autistics feel that abortion is permissible under any circumstance...except if you are aborting “autistic” fetuses. Other autistics believe that a mother's… — Thomas D. Taylor Copy Share Image
“And, in the case of Rainman, Kim Peek, the autistic man upon whom Rainman was based, shares only a few qualities with… — Thomas D. Taylor Copy Share Image
“Unfortunately, some real autistics who have real problems that cannot be helped by military schools or boot camps, find themselves in military… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“Another reason for people running autistic advocacy groups to get on autism registries is because the need for autistic rights groups is… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“How a crank caller at work is handled can result in unfavorable opinions as well. Is the worker firm and decisive with… — Thomas D. Taylor Holy grail Copy Share Image
“It’s the biggest secret kept in many school systems. The psychologists many districts have on staff are on their payroll, and it… — Thomas D. Taylor Copy Share Image
“Most autistics' opinions fall somewhere in the middle, with autistic people believing that institutionalization may be necessary in some circumstances, but whenever… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“Have you ever noticed that autistic adults who apply on their own for disability benefits from the government –no matter where they… — Thomas D. Taylor Politics Copy Share Image
“For the record, I seldom see real-life autistics stalking people online with the zeal that fakers do, and I do not often… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“When it comes to arguing over diseases people are born with, some people (particularly Christians) will argue that God had a plan… — Thomas D. Taylor Christianity Copy Share Image
“The argument most often heard in favor of the registries after they are established, is that, given the violence perpetuated by many… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“This theory arrogates autistics to a level above that of their non-autistic counterparts. It implies that to be autistic is to be… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“The amount of bickering that most autistics engage in over politics is probably no greater than the bickering seen between people who… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“Assuming aliens do exist, the only problem with scientifically proving the genetic connection between autism and aliens is that no alien DNA… — Thomas D. Taylor Copy Share Image
“If you are an autistic synesthete, you may be held in higher esteem by some than if you do not have it.… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“These interests are stronger than pastimes and stronger than hobbies. A person might enjoy model trains and fill up his or her… — Thomas D. Taylor Copy Share Image
“In addition to the special privileges described in the previous section above, money and sympathy seem to be the things manipulative “autistics”… — Thomas D. Taylor Copy Share Image
“Treatment methods abound to reduce heavy metals in the body. Chelation is one of these treatments. When heavy metals are reduced in… — Thomas D. Taylor Medicine Copy Share Image
“Yet the Bible also talks about diseases, both of the body and mind, and Jesus heals these diseased people. Ergo, while it… — Thomas D. Taylor Bible Copy Share Image
“Whom a person in the autism community is friends with is very important. Alliances are forged against people who have certain friends,… — Thomas D. Taylor Allies Copy Share Image
“It has happened that a group of autistics, who were considered radical by many, attempted to petition the United Nations to recognize… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“Some really do want to prepare themselves, and in these cases, the preparedness is primarily emotional. They want to love that baby… — Thomas D. Taylor Hell Or High Water Copy Share Image
“Most autistics will reveal their perseverative interests when they are interested in finding someone else to talk to about them. Sometimes, however,… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“In reality, if they are autistic, they may either identified as: ◦ High-functioning, or ◦ Low-functioning by their physicians. But… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“Until this point in history, it was advantageous for a person to claim to be autistic when one really wasn't autistic at… — Thomas D. Taylor Cybersecurity Copy Share Image
“They anti-treatment faction will argue -truthfully- that treatments can be painful, or inhumane, and will even suggest that some treatments are a… — Thomas D. Taylor Human rights Copy Share Image
“Finally, (and as I said before) another use for the autism registries is that they can give a “true” accounting of how… — Thomas D. Taylor Human race Copy Share Image
“Hypersensitivities occur when sensitivities are strongly heightened, many times uncomfortably so. Hypo-sensitivities occur when there is a lesser reaction to a sensation… — Thomas D. Taylor Benefit of the doubt Copy Share Image
“To call oneself a journalist when one has no established qualifications is “bad”, but to tack the “autistic” qualifier onto title is… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“I've never read of exorcism curing anyone of autism, and according to what I've read about real exorcisms as stated by Roman… — Thomas D. Taylor Books Copy Share Image
“And lots of autistics like to play video games. How much electromagnetic radiation are they getting, sitting in front of the TV,… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“This person has no reservations about pushing the envelope to get what he wants, going so far as to stage meltdowns in… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“most people do not want people with those values running around freely in society, especially when they threaten to self-harm or harm… — Thomas D. Taylor Copy Share Image
