“Sometimes all a parent needs is to know the impossible is actually possible. Hope goes a long way when it comes to… — Liz Becker Copy Share Image
“In a world now so obsessed with speed, we teachers must step back and learn to wait.” — Adele Devine Copy Share Image
Autism, like a rainbow, has a bright side and a dark side and even though it can mean rough weather, it can… — Stuart Duncan Copy Share Image
One of the hardest things for a person with autism to do is believe in themselves. But autistics have every right to… — Stuart Duncan Copy Share Image
“... each day provided some tiny step forward, some steps so small you would miss them if you weren't looking. I'm always… — Liz Becker Copy Share Image
The important thing is to bring people with Parkinson's into our world and for the public to have a real understanding of… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
“Then the dreaded words, Your child has autism. These words echo in their heads like a freight train blasting through their hopes… — Dr. Linda Barboa Copy Share Image
Who do you think made the first stone spears? The Asperger guy. If you were to get rid of all the autism… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
“Think of it: a disability is usually defined in terms of what is missing. … But autism … is as much about… — Paul Collins Copy Share Image
If you have a child with autism, and he or she has good intelligence, with no delay in language learning maybe there… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
“The neurotypical public needs to know that the failure of people with autism to communicate doesn’t stem from inner self-imprisonment: it stems… — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
When our son's autism was diagnosed at the age of 2, there was no clear prognosis. We didn't even know if he'd… — Claire Scovell LaZebnik Copy Share Image
When you see an object, it seems that you see it as an entire thing first, and only afterwards do its details… — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
Corner one of the hundreds of doctors who specialize in autism recovery, and they'll tell you stories of dozens of kids in… — Jenny McCarthy Copy Share Image
“The easiest words for an autistic child to learn are nouns, because they directly relate to pictures. Highly verbal autistic children like… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
A National Database on Autism Research is fostering sharing of data and collaborations. Scientists are also making great strides at the interface… — Thomas R. Insel Copy Share Image
Parents don't particularly care whether it's early infantile autism or whatever label the clinicians have put on it. All they want is… — Darold Treffert Copy Share Image
There is a huge boom in autism right now because inattentive mothers and competitive dads want an explanation for why their dumb-ass… — Denis Leary Copy Share Image
“I think that people with autism are born outside the regime of civilization. Sure, this is just my own made-up theory, but… — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
“The problem for autistics and posers who don't want to be treated, is that people who do want to be treated open… — Thomas D. Taylor Copy Share Image
“Education is supposed to help the child and parents: it mustn’t end up being a kind of holding cell. For this reason,… — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
“The biggest combatants to an in utero genetic test for autism are those who are trying to get autistics to be seen… — Thomas D. Taylor Copy Share Image
“Too often we label things “good” or “bad” when the right designation might merely be “different.” The Israeli military needed people who… — Eric Barker Copy Share Image
I volunteered at UCLA's occupational therapy ward, where there are lots of kids with autism and emotional problems. I just wanted to… — Fiona Apple Copy Share Image
Never underestimate someone with Autism, because there could be Brilliance struggling to get out. — Stuart Duncan Copy Share Image
When enough people care about autism or diabetes or global warming, it helps everyone, even if only a tiny fraction actively participate. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
You are the most brave intrepid person I have ever known, and you have dedicated your life to helping those who are… — Claire Danes Copy Share Image
The autistic brain tends to be a specialist brain, good at one thing, bad at something else. — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
Social thinking skills must be directly taught to children and adults with ASD. Doing so opens doors of social understandings in all… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
I have a condition called Aspergers Syndrome, which is like a mild form of autism It means I don't interact properly in… — Gary Numan Copy Share Image
The truth can finally be told: Donald Trump's autism was caused by a vaccination that went terribly wrong; this explains why he… — Michael R. Burch Copy Share Image
A lot of the hallmark behaviors of autism - flat affect, stimming, not looking someone in the eye - could very easily… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
My little brother is autistic, so I would love to be involved in a charity for autism, but I haven't found the… — Nikki Reed Copy Share Image
I suspect that among parents or siblings of a person with autism there are higher rates of talents in systemizing. — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
“What I, as a person with special needs, longed for was to be taught what role, what purpose, I could have in… — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
“Teachers should be made aware of visual stress symptoms and the potential difference coloured lights, overlays and lenses could make to a… — Adele Devine Copy Share Image
“I believe autism is not a limitation but a different way of experiencing the world. Kareem’s Mission works to celebrate that diversity.” — Hagir Elsheikh Copy Share Image
I don't define myself as autistic first. I don't want to be a professional autistic. I think it's important to have a… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
From a scientific standpoint, Aspergers and autism are one syndrome. Aspergers is part of the autism spectrum, not a separate disorder. — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
“There are no silver bullets in life; there's just the long, messy climb out of the pit you've dug yourself.” — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
