“It has happened that a group of autistics, who were considered radical by many, attempted to petition the United Nations to recognize… — Thomas D. Taylor 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“I mean: if you’re going outside to look for your sister, I get it.” Max goes silent. Maybe Mirjam’s death is hitting… — Corinne Duyvis Copy Share Image
I think one of the problems with the definition of autism is we keep expanding it. It started as "early infantile autism",… — Darold Treffert Copy Share Image
“Children with autism are constantly testing and pursuing truth. They are a bundle of contradictions. They love order and routine, yet often… — Adele Devine Copy Share Image
“It is easier to say that AS best describes my differences. It makes people more comfortable to have a scientific-sounding term. But… — Francisco X. Stork Copy Share Image
“While bullying happens to both males and females on the spectrum, girls, particularly, can be judgmental. Dr. Grandin advocates that some gifted… — Rudy Simone Copy Share Image
Metaphor isn't just a fancy turn of speech. It shapes our thoughts and feelings, reaches out to grasp new experience, and even… — James Richardson Copy Share Image
The thing is, autism is all different, you know, variables. And you start out with a certain amount of, you know, the… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
“I Have a Dream... someday my son, Zyon and ALL individuals with disabilities will be seen as HUMAN beings. I Have a… — Yvonne Pierre Copy Share Image
