Not everything that steps out of line, and thus "abnormal", must necessarily be "inferior". — Hans Asperger Copy Share Image
“Are we allowing individuals to develop their talents with our current teaching methods? Is there more or maybe less we should be… — Adele Devine Copy Share Image
“I understand perfectly why some of my autistic patients scream and flap their arms--it's to frighten off extroverts” — Mark Vonnegut Copy Share Image
Anyone that tells you what does or what doesn't cause autism is simply not basing that on facts. — Elizabeth Emken Copy Share Image
Let me see if I can put this in scientific terms: Think of autism like a fart, and vaccines are the finger… — Jenny McCarthy Copy Share Image
People talk about curing autism. But if you got rid of all those traits, who's going to make the next computer? — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
“Education is that component which brings in a meaningful relationship between the happenings around us and how our senses experience them.” — Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay Copy Share Image
I look at autism like a bus accident, and you don't become cured from a bus accident, but you can recover. — Jenny McCarthy 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
“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
When the link between the use of unsafe, mercury-laden vaccine and autism, ADHD, asthma, allergies and diabetes becomes undeniable, mainstream medicine will… — Bernard Rimland 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
There are still so many unanswered questions about what causes autism and other developmental disorders on the spectrum. So it is vital… — Manny Alvarez Copy Share Image
Mild autism can give you a genius like Einstein. If you have severe autism, you could remain nonverbal. You don't want people… — Temple Grandin 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
“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 Copy Share Image
When parents say, ‘I wish my child did not have autism,’ what they’re really saying is, ‘I wish the autistic child I… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“... for me the number one reason is that us people with autism love the greenness of nature. ... Our fondness for… — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
“He’s wearing a T-shirt for the first time, answering thatquestion I had when we met. It’s not muscle filling out Max’s clothes;… — Corinne Duyvis Copy Share Image
My autism is a very mild form. It was diagnosed at the age of 25, partly because it wasn't diagnosable as a… — Daniel Tammet Copy Share Image
“Education is like Christmas. We’re all just opening our gifts, one at a time. And it is a fact that each and… — Glennon Melton Copy Share Image
“I go to all the appointments. All the meetings. I sit with the team of inclusion teachers, occupational therapists, doctors, social workers,… — Kelley Jo Burke Copy Share Image
I have, throughout my private war, been a she, a you,a Donna, a me, and finally, an I…If you sense distance,you're not… — Donna Williams Copy Share Image
“I am no longer 'trying to dig up evidence to prove' vaccines cause autism. There is already abundant evidence. This debate is… — David Ayoub Copy Share Image
When you have autism or aspergers, it's so hard to get a social life but trust me, in the end everyone can… — Lia Copy Share Image
As a parent with a child with autism, its been really tough to experience your child having autism. — Deron Williams Copy Share Image
“I liked holding David’s hand, though. That part-the snow dampening my face, letting my tears mix without anyone seeing, his fingers snug… — Julie Buxbaum Copy Share Image
“Fault! Asperger’s isn’t a fault. It’s a variant. It’s potentially a major advantage. Asperger’s syndrome is associated with organization, focus, innovative thinking,… — Graeme Simsion Copy Share Image
Jenny McCarthy has used her celebrity and sex appeal to attract attention to autism. And while no one questions McCarthy's determination and… — Nell Scovell Copy Share Image
We are convinced, then, that autistic people have their place in the organism of the social community. They fulfil their role well,… — Hans Asperger Copy Share Image
The most important thing is to bring people with Parkinson's into our world and for the public to have a real understanding… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
“The number of 8-year-olds with an autism spectrum disorder rose from 1 in 88 (or 11.3 per 1,000) in 2008 to 1… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Many people with autism struggle with reading nonverbal cues and acting on them. When you lose that ability to understand and process… — Rana el Kaliouby Copy Share Image
“The closer we come to understanding the challenges of autism, the better we are placed to accommodate and educate without risking removing… — Adele Devine Copy Share Image
For a seriously autistic kid, the best prognosis might be getting into a mainstream school without being too much of a shadow.… — Jenny McCarthy Copy Share Image
“What brought you here isn't your fault. We human beings have to live each day to its fullest and do our best… — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
People on the autism spectrum don't think the same way you do. In my life, people who made a difference were those… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
Some autistic people have savant skills. All autistic people do not have savant skills. Autism is a very variable disorder varying all… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
