On the other hand, I think cats have Asperger's. Like me, they're very smart. And like me, sometimes they simply need to… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
“We have pills for headaches. We have antidepressants for sadness. We had God for believers. We have nothing for autism.” — Lisa Genova Copy Share Image
Information on how to heal autism and how to possibly delay vaccines or prevent autism shouldn't come from me. It should come… — Jenny McCarthy Copy Share Image
We're very interested in helping individuals on the autism spectrum cope and learn about social interactions and regulating emotions. — Rana el Kaliouby Copy Share Image
I've worked with tons of people that I know who are on the spectrum - but now I think severe autism has… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
We wear 'Autism' on our shorts to raise awareness and show support for other families dealing with autism. — Callum Smith Copy Share Image
There has never been a verified scientific report that chelation therapy, a gluten-free diet, or anything else can cure autism. — Michael Specter Copy Share Image
The reason why the medical community is reluctant to talk about it is because there's such a huge business in pharmaceuticals. — Jenny McCarthy Copy Share Image
“Children with ASD can grow beyond their limitations and develop into wonderful, productive citizens. All we have to do is see through… — Karina Poirier Copy Share Image
I do clearly have quite a lot of the behavioural traits that people who are diagnosed as autistic do have. But it's… — Tom Rosenthal Copy Share Image
“Don’t fall into the trap of believing that if we are good at one thing, we will be good at some totally… — Autism Women's Network Copy Share Image
It may be true in the case of autism that if you start off with a deficit in terms of empathy or… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
What would happen if the autism gene was eliminated from the gene pool? You would have a bunch of people standing around… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
In different places you run into myths around vaccination or around family planning. In the United States, one of the myths that… — Melinda Gates Copy Share Image
Back then, people thought if you could talk you didn't have autism. I was just seen as this slightly odd child. I… — Anne Hegerty Copy Share Image
We can either continue to collectively stand on the sidelines and debate what is causing autism and if it is an epidemic… — Jenny McCarthy Copy Share Image
Rain Man certainly didn't test really well. If you look at it carefully, you have a disease autism they didn't understand back… — Barry Levinson 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 Copy Share Image
“When today’s brain scientists talk Asperger’s, there’s no mention of damage—just difference. Neurologists have not identified anything that’s missing or ruined in… — John Elder Robison Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“An additional problem occurs when people may infer they have synesthesia when they really do not, or they may pretend to have… — Thomas D. Taylor Copy Share Image
People with autism never, ever feel at ease, wherever we are. Because of this, we wander off - or run away -… — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
“The hardest part of autism is the communication challenge. I feel depressed often by my inability to speak. I talk in my… — Ido Kedar 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 Copy Share Image
I think that the definition of autism is too broad. You got to remember, autism definition is a behavioral profiling. — Temple Grandin 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
Never ask for someone's thoughts on autism unless you are prepared to hear a story that doesn't resemble your own. — Stuart Duncan Copy Share Image
Autistic people's disabilities are widely known, but one of their best-established strengths is their attention to detail. — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
We have found fathers and grandfathers of children with autism are more likely to be engineers. — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
“Adapting our own perception, following rather than leading and building bridges are all keys to helping the child with autism learn.” — Adele Devine Copy Share Image
Autism doesn't have to define a person. Artists with autism are like anyone else: They define themselves through hard work and individuality. — Adrienne Bailon Copy Share Image
The truth is, there is no link between vaccines and autism. Vaccines are incredibly important. — Timothy Simons Copy Share Image
The risks are far greater to your child of not getting immunized than any kind of speculative potential relationship between the vaccine… — Irwin Redlener Copy Share Image
Some autistic people may emerge from their condition, but nobody knows when and why. — Andrew Solomon 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
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
“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
“ABA never promised that it could make children normal. Just indistinguishable from normal.” — James Copland M D Copy Share Image
“Autistic children don’t need fixing—they need understanding. Their minds aren’t broken, just beautifully different” — medicosaurabh Copy Share Image
