“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
Asking the public health community to investigate the role of vaccines in the development of autism is like asking the tobacco industry… — Rick Rollens Copy Share Image
“This theory arrogates autistics to a level above that of their non-autistic counterparts. It implies that to be autistic is to be… — Thomas D. Taylor Copy Share Image
“My aim is to sort the jumble of information we throw at these children and present it in such a way that… — Adele Devine Copy Share Image
“It's hard to forget hurtful things, isn't it? Children with autism have good memories. So it's much harder for them to forget… — Keiko Tobe Copy Share Image
In fact, when we as neuro-typical people encounter a person with autism spectrum syndrome who's always been that way it is that… — Tamlyn Tomita Copy Share Image
“FAVORITE GIRL IN THE WORLD. STILL MY FRIEND? Please meet me on the bleachers after school. Please. And I’m sorry. Sorrier than… — Julie Buxbaum Copy Share Image
Today, however, anti-vaccine activists go out of their way to claim that they are not anti-vaccine; they’re pro-vaccine. They just want vaccines… — Paul A. Offit Copy Share Image
“Is autism a disease? If a woman asked me right now, “but wouldn’t you rather be cured?” I’d reply, “would you like… — Irene Wendy Wode Copy Share Image
“The word “autism” still conveys a fixed and dreadful meaning to most people—they visualize a child mute, rocking, screaming, inaccessible, cut off… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
“Be that as it may, some of those that would no longer be diagnosed “autistic” today were diagnosed on the autism spectrum… — Thomas D. Taylor Copy Share Image
“I do not think God makes bad things happen just so that people can grow spiritually. Bad parents do that, my mother… — Elizabeth Moon Copy Share Image
“Every engineer, doctor, and farmer on this ship has relatives on the waiting list, too, and those relatives won’t be drug addicts.… — Corinne Duyvis Copy Share Image
“The world has a fast-growing problematic disability, which forges bonds in families, causes people to communicate in direct and clear ways, cuts… — Patrick Jasper Lee Copy Share Image
I think the mild Aspergers have always been there. You see, Asperger's diagnosis did not become common in the U.S. until the… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
Vaccines are extremely well tested; their safety is well understood. The false allegations about vaccines causing autism have been disproven. But there… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
I treasure my meetings with individuals affected by autism - parents, children, teachers and friends. Their strength is inspiring. They deserve all… — Ban Ki-moon Copy Share Image
I was nonverbal until I was four years old. Back in the 50s, I was the kind of kid they used to… — 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
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
“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
“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
“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
“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
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
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
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
“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
“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
“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
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
“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
“Those close to [Patricia Highsmith], particularly her family, often commented on how Highsmith's vision of reality was a warped one. In April… — Andrew Wilson 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
“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
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
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