As a scientist leading a funding agency for autism…

Autism is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterized by social withdrawal, by repetitive behaviors and by some kind of focal attention in its…

— Harvey V. Fineberg

A National Database on Autism Research is fostering sharing of data and collaborations. Scientists are also making great strides at the interface of biology…

— Thomas R. Insel

In America we've spent over a billion dollars on autism research. What have we got for that? We've not seen anything that's appreciably impacted…

— Ari Ne'eman

People think about autism as something with kids. Well, those kids grow up.

— Jason Katims

If we think about the autism spectrum as involving a very strong drive to systemize, that can have very positive consequences for the individual…

— Simon Baron-Cohen

Let me see if I can put this in scientific terms: Think of autism like a fart, and vaccines are the finger you pull…

— Jenny McCarthy

“When you’ve had a psychotic breakdown it’s always so difficult making that decision. You meet someone new and you wonder how much you should…

— Cyma Rizwaan Khan

“Let’s take a quick look at what a psychopath is. Although the American Psychiatric Association (APA) no longer uses this term, much of the…

— Robert Kirkconnell

The secret is to nip any mental disorder in the bud. As soon as you're not feeling yourself, reach out and get some help…

— Margaret Trudeau

“The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which is the reference manual used by mental health professionals to diagnose psychological problems, defines the…

— Jonathan Berent

“Mental illness People assume you aren’t sick unless they see the sickness on your skin like scars forming a map of all the ways…

— Emm Roy

If you're spending so much time at the gym that your mail is forwarded there, you're not dedicated - you've got a mental disorder.

— Dan John

Let teens know that suicide is almost always the result of a complex mix of factors rather than a single event such as a…

— Jennifer Ashton

“Social anxiety disorder”—which essentially means pathological shyness—is now thought to afflict nearly one in five of us. The most recent version of the Diagnostic…

— Susan Cain

“I wonder if I’ve got any of the 374 mental disorders,” I thought. I opened the manual again. And I instantly diagnosed myself with…

— Jon Ronson