“People don't suffer from Asperger's. They suffer because they're depressed from being beat up and left out all the time” — Justin Mulvaney Copy Share Image
If I could snap my fingers and be nonautistic, I would not. Autism is part of what I am. — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
“Yes, raising a child with autism can be highly demanding, but please remember, just as you worry about your child, so your… — Naoki Higashida 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
“Also I didn't have 20/20 vision which you needed to be a pilot. But I said you could still want something that… — Mark Haddon Copy Share Image
Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud. — Samuel Butler Copy Share Image
It's not just the child that has autism. It's the whole family that has autism. It's not a one person thing, — Ted Lindsay Copy Share Image
Autism typically means a person may not be fully aware of the consequences of their actions, or understand the consequences of their… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
“I do what I can and that is listen. As a person with autism, I don’t just pretend to listen. I really… — Stephen J. Bedard Copy Share Image
Autism is a neurological disorder. It's not caused by bad parenting. It's caused by, you know, abnormal development in the brain. The… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
“Being exposed to a variety of people with autism is important because not all people on the spectrum are the same. Just… — Chantal Sicile-Kira Copy Share Image
If you are a mom of an autistic child, keep on giving him or her the same love you used to when… — Jean-Paul Malfatti Copy Share Image
Let's get into talking about how autism is similar animal behavior. The thing is I don't think in a language, and animals… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
“One of the most important truths about autism is that if you have met one person with autism, you have met one… — Stephen J. Bedard Copy Share Image
“My son regressed. I have my own thoughts on that, just as all parents do. It doesn't mean that I would ever… — Liz Becker Copy Share Image
There is a small segment of people with autism that have savant skills, where they can memorize entire maps of whole entire… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
“Ten minutes after loading up her plate, when Iris is sipping pale apple juice, she asks Els across the table, “I’m told… — Corinne Duyvis 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
“Wearing a cloak is on Rose's list of the thousand things she hates most. The problem is that each of the thousand… — Franny Billingsley Copy Share Image
I've learned that every human being, with or without disabilities, needs to strive to do their best, and by striving for happiness… — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
“The ultimate goal of parents, educators, and professionals who interact with children with autism is to unlock their potential to become self-reliant,… — Karina Poirier Copy Share Image
As the diagnosis of autism is increasing the diagnosis of mental retardation is decreasing. And more and more on the other end,… — Gerald Fischbach Copy Share Image
“Selene: No. That’s not it. Dr Kris: Why do you say that? Selene: Because I feel too much. Autistic people… they don’t… — Katie-Jo Gracie Copy Share Image
We have to be careful that we don't keep multiplying disorders and diluting them. I think there is a difference. People talk… — Darold Treffert Copy Share Image
Every time I score now, I'm going to make an 'A' sign for Albi. But also, it's quite cool like an 'A'… — Paul Mullin Copy Share Image
“All of the features that characterize Asperger syndrome can be found in varying degrees in the normal population” — Lorna Wing 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
In autism there is just genes in part more or less of a probability that you will have the disorder, and that… — Gerald Fischbach Copy Share Image
And now I know it is perfectly natural for me not to look at someone when I talk. Those of us with… — John Elder Robison Copy Share Image
In fact, there are autism clusters, you know, around some of the big tech centers. You take two socially awkward computer programmers… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
Autistic peoples' excellent attention to detail means they may make fewer mistakes, and their narrow focus may mean that they are not… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
“In dealing with autism, I'm certainly not saying we should lose sight of the need to work on deficits, But the focus… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
It is not all that common, but there is a phenomenon where autism could get worse at about age two. There are… — Gerald Fischbach Copy Share Image
I don't think I have ever been as inspired by any character that I have played. I was deeply moved by Temple's… — Claire Danes Copy Share Image
We've done fMRI scans of people taking the 'Reading the Eyes' test, and what we've found is that the amygdala lights up… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
“Do not fear people with Autism, embrace them, Do not spite people with Autism unite them, Do not deny people with Autism… — Paul Isaacs Copy Share Image
We are talking only to ourselves. We are not talking to the rivers, we are not listening to the wind and stars.… — Thomas Berry Copy Share Image
Don't think that there's a different, better child 'hiding' behind the autism. This is your child. Love the child in front of… — Claire Scovell LaZebnik 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
One of the places where research is needed is all the sensory problems. And you get sensory problems not just with autism,… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
