Sometimes people say that kids with autism aren't capable of love. That's ridiculous. My son loves deeply. He's just doesn't communicate well. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There is neither a cure for nor a way to repair autism. There is no implant like there is for the deaf. — Andrew Solomon Copy Share Image
“One common denominator was that each person profiled was encouraged and 'stretched' just outside their comfort zone by at least one adult… — Debra Moore Copy Share Image
Nobel prize-calibre geniuses often have certain core autistic features at their heart. — Allan Snyder Copy Share Image
“Musk sits somewhere on the autism spectrum and that he has trouble considering other people’s emotions and caring about their well-being.” — Ashlee Vance Copy Share Image
“So strange that David Drucker of all people was the only one who said the exact right thing: Your dad shouldn't have… — Julie Buxbaum Copy Share Image
It does not matter what sixty-six percent of people do in any particular situation. All that matters is what you do. — John Elder Robison Copy Share Image
“some fortunate patients could enter the OO (or Optimal Outcome) group whose members no longer showed any of the symptoms of autistic… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
“However, the difference between some people on the spectrum and most NTs, is that people on the spectrum are more likely to… — Thomas D. Taylor Copy Share Image
“Reflecting on my Autism - The processing and communication issues that I have I look at it like this I have had… — Paul Isaacs Copy Share Image
If you start using a medication in a person with autism, you should see an obvious improvement in behavior in a short… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
Parents of recovered children, and I've met hundreds, all share the same experience of doubters and deniers telling us our child must… — Jenny McCarthy Copy Share Image
“This can be true, although interestingly, it is usually tainted breast milk that is blamed for either “poisoning” a child and causing… — Thomas D. Taylor Copy Share Image
Steve Jobs was probably mildly on the autistic spectrum. Basically, you've probably known people who were geeky and socially awkward but very… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
“If I tried to describe what it’s like to be nonverbal in the World of the Verbal in a single word, I’d… — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
I strongly believe as a mother, as does my husband, that there are certain contributing factors that lead to autism and some… — Kelly Preston Copy Share Image
“I've met so many parents of the kids who are on the low end of the autism spectrum, kids who are diametrically… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
“Asperger's Syndrome is a neurological condition, not a mental illness. Some parts of your brain are over-wired, and work more than other… — Carol Shay Hornung Copy Share Image
“After all, aren’t autistic people supposed to lack empathy? This is a common mistake. My children, who are both on the severe… — Stephen J. Bedard Copy Share Image
“Abhed, my father had called heredity-"indivisible." There is an old trope in popular culture of the "crazy genius," a mind split between… — Siddhartha Mukherjee Copy Share Image
“Comparing children of a 45-year-old dad to those of a 24-year-old father it indicated: autism was more than three times as likely… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“They say, and I have reason to believe, that in times of intellectual laziness we are at our most genus when we… — LampoonTop's 1925 autobiographica Copy Share Image
It's always nice when someone reaches out and says, "I have an autistic brother," or "I have someone else." Some people are… — Jacquelyn Jablonski Copy Share Image
“People can only understand their own pain. Even a genuine desire to help a person with a disability can become a burden… — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
Those outside of autism need to understand this is an epidemic and we need more government funding, insurance coverage and education reform. — Jenny McCarthy Copy Share Image
People with autism are extremely good at working... in a scripted environment, because that's how they live their lives a lot of… — Brigette Lundy-Paine Copy Share Image
“Every child deserves to be seen, understood, and given a chance to thrive. When we educate ourselves about autism, we become part… — Hagir Elsheikh Copy Share Image
I believe there is a reason such as autism, severe manic-depression, and schizophrenia remain in our gene pool even though there is… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
Though Autism can be frightening and terribly demanding, it also comes with its vast share of superpowers that are unknown to the… — Andrea Suarez Paz Copy Share Image
If a person calls themself 'autistic' and you tell them they have to use 'person first language'... you're not putting the person… — Stuart Duncan Copy Share Image
“In a world that seemed to center around greed, corrupt politics, hatred and bigotry, people with autism were kind and happy with… — Paul C. Nelson Copy Share Image
I hope everyone can examine what is the most important relationship in life - the relationship between parent and child. — Jet Li Copy Share Image
William Stillman's Autism and the God Connection is a sensitive and illuminating work which could dramatically change how we view autism. — Carol Bowman Copy Share Image
What causes autism? As far as we know in 2013, there is no single gene or single environmental factor that accounts for… — Thomas R. Insel Copy Share Image
I've learned that it comes in so many different shapes and sizes, and that communities with autism are extremely supportive of one… — Brigette Lundy-Paine Copy Share Image
“How very scared I was of everything, and in the end how very scared I was of her. This woman I knew,… — James Christie Copy Share Image
There's no black and white dividing line between a mild Aspergers, which is the mild autism, and computer engineer, for example. — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
If you have autism in the family history, you still vaccinate. Delay it a bit, space them out. — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
A person with autism lives in his own world, while a person with Asperger's lives in our world, in a way of… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
“My room is the safest place my body has. My mind doesn’t really have a safe place.” — Anna Whateley Copy Share Image
