One out of every six American women has so much mercury in her womb that her children are at risk for a… — Robert F. Kennedy, Jr Copy Share Image
“That night, my heart softened around Wills's autism. Clearly, Katherine had been right. I couldn't isolate him. As painful as it was… — Monica Holloway 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
Labeling a child's mind as diseased-whether with autism, intellectual disabilities, or transgenderism-may reflect the discomfort that mind gives parents more than any… — Andrew Solomon Copy Share Image
For a long time our son was a little boy with autism, which was a certain kind of challenge. Now that he's… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
These diagnostic profiles like depression, ADHD, autism, dyslexia, it's half science and the other half is a committee of doctors bickering over… — Temple Grandin 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
“You look beautiful even when you cry. I mean, not that you don’t look beautiful when you’re happy. Of course, you’re beautiful… — Julie Buxbaum 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
Autism isn't something a person has, or a shell that a person is trapped inside. There's no normal child hidden behind the… — Jim Sinclair Copy Share Image
What it boils down to is that parenting a child with autism is a difficult job; writing about it is far easier. — Elizabeth Moon 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 Copy Share Image
Because people with autism are also strongly obsessional, meaning that they pursue their current interest to extraordinary detail and lengths and in… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
To measure the success of our societies, we should examine how well those with different abilities, including persons with autism, are integrated… — Ban Ki-moon 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
I am also a believer in an integrated treatment approach to autism. — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
Our loved ones and neighbors with intellectual disabilities and autism deserve to live with dignity and the supports they need to succeed. — Josh Shapiro Copy Share Image
In fact, many children come to autism clinics early on with GI/bowel disturbances. — Gerald Fischbach 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
Hugs may come less frequently from someone with autism but when they do, you know it means everything. — Stuart Duncan Copy Share Image
“I would like people to stop pressuring children to make friends. Friendships can’t be artificially created.” — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
A lot of the hallmark behaviors of autism - flat affect, stimming, not looking someone in the eye - could very easily… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
William Stillman continues his fascinating exploration of the myriad connections between autism and human personality. The Soul of Autism makes a strong… — Dean Hamer Copy Share Image
I think one of the problems with the definition of autism is we keep expanding it. It started as "early infantile autism",… — Darold Treffert Copy Share Image
