I'm not a doctor or scientist. I'm just a mom. But I do think there's a genetic predisposition, and there are environmental… — Holly Robinson Peete Copy Share Image
Among both individuals with high-functioning autism or Asperger and their parents, many are superfast at spotting details. You hardly have time to… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
People are also dying from vaccinations. Evan, my son, died in front of me for two minutes. You ask any mother in… — Jenny McCarthy Copy Share Image
“I attended a symposium, an event named after a fifth century (B.C.) Athenian drinking party in which nonnerds talked about love; alas,… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
Like any skill, systemising occurs on a bell curve in the population, with some people being faster at spotting patterns than others.… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
An art project, a hands-on science experiment, or a special field trip can transcend textbooks and flash cards. No one knows this… — Charles Best Copy Share Image
I wished to God the doctor had handed me a pamphlet that said, 'Hey, sorry about the autism, but here's a step-by-step… — Jenny McCarthy Copy Share Image
“Rubella, Talipes, Amsterdam dwarfism, Austism, Asthma, Eczema, Epilepsy - the Sacred Disease. Moth madness, Papa calls it. Said Daniel. The Epilepsy, Papa… — Emma Henderson Copy Share Image
“But the numbers of people who call themselves autistic can be advantageous to autistic advocacy organizations when they try to present autistics… — Thomas D. Taylor Copy Share Image
They claim that autism naturally occurs at about 18 months, when the MMR is routinely given, so the association is merely coincidental… — Bernard Rimland Copy Share Image
“Hearing those four little words, 'Your child has autism,' can hit parents like a Mack Truck, leaving them scared, confused,and overwhelmed. Once… — Deanna Picon Copy Share Image
Exploring Feelings for Young Children with High-Functioning Autism or Asperger's Disorder: The STAMP Treatment Manual offers practical recommendations and creative practices that… — Liane Holliday Willey Copy Share Image
“The word “autistic” is accurate. But so are other words that we no longer use to describe people: spinster (unmarried woman), hobo… — Ellen Notbohm Copy Share Image
“In line with this, generally, based on experience, a child with ASD may exhibit a “photographic memory”. That is why we are… — Sharon Joyce S. Valdez Copy Share Image
The chemtrails can cause all these things. Autism. It's not just vaccines that have gone wrong. The chemtrails that are causing all… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
“Ableism is discrimination against people with disabilities. It is the harboring of beliefs that devalue and limit the potential of people with… — Casey "Remrov" Vormer Copy Share Image
I think the core criterion is the social awkwardness, but the sensory issues are a serious problem in many, many cases of… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
“Even autistics who are self-assured, self-actualized, and happy with who they are, recognize that not all of their traits are spectacular, or… — Thomas D. Taylor Copy Share Image
One out of six women are toxic with mercury. Mercury comes out of coal plants and chlorine plants. I am toxic, I… — Daphne Zuniga Copy Share Image
I sometimes think that I might be slightly autistic. There might be a syndrome that hasn't been named. I don't seem to… — John Banville Copy Share Image
Over the years, autism has almost been a diagnosis in the eye of the beholder, which allows for all kinds of arguments… — John Donvan Copy Share Image
Often autism is portrayed in the media as a very negative condition, as something that prevents somebody from communicating or from socializing… — Daniel Tammet Copy Share Image
I've got my one area I work in and I want to educate people about autism and I also want to improve,… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
I think a brain can be made "more thinking" or made "more emotional." At what point does this become abnormal? Autism in… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
The idea of a cure for autism is itself controversial. Some people with autism say they don't want to be cured, because… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
“Asperger’s is not a disease. It’s a way of being. There is no cure, nor is there a need for one. There… — John Elder Robison Copy Share Image
“Jacob’s concept: The concept of Asperger’s is like a flavoring added to a person and although my concentration is higher than those… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
“The person generally agreed upon by many to be the founder of Applied Behavior Analysis, Dr. O. Ivar Lovaas, described autistics as… — Thomas D. Taylor Copy Share Image
“If you are an autistic synesthete, you may be held in higher esteem by some than if you do not have it.… — Thomas D. Taylor Copy Share Image
“It’s true, though, others won’t understand me. I know that. I’m still an alien in the American Christian subculture. Each evening I… — Brant Hansen Copy Share Image
The thing is, autism is a big spectrum. Going from folks who remain nonverbal, all the way up to, ya know, famous… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
“We, on the spectrum, are often misconstrued as rude or audacious. Problem is not that we feel too little, but that we… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Despite amazing advances in fertility to help older women get pregnant, the complications, increased chances of autism, and chromosomal abnormalities are significant… — Faith Salie Copy Share Image
It is possible that by studying autism we'll learn about the nature of talent. Supposedly there's no connection between scientific talent and… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
“Many people with Asperger syndrome can suffer from sensory overload – a feeling of being overwhelmed by bright lights, noise or crowds.… — Ruth Searle Copy Share Image
A child gets vaccinated and soon after, autism symptoms emerge. The apparent cause-and-effect is understandable but erroneous - more a coincidence of… — Jeffrey Kluger Copy Share Image
“Hi Hazel Well here I am in the office and it’s dead quiet. What I’ll do is email pics of some of… — Elizabeth Tebby Germaine Copy Share Image
“My strategy from the beginning was to operate in the area of my strengths and to look for ways to make up… — Stephen J. Bedard Copy Share Image
When we come to research, if we want to find out the cause of autism, we're going to have to be much… — Darold Treffert Copy Share Image
I'm looking into different parts of Autism Speaks. There's a lot of focus on the first, early diagnosis of younger kids, which… — Jacquelyn Jablonski Copy Share Image
