When parents say, ‘I wish my child did not have autism,’ what they’re really saying is, ‘I wish the autistic child I… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My brother is severely autistic, so when I was a kid I spent a lot of time as a teenager in camps… — Paul Bloom Copy Share Image
“She unwinds her scarf, taking so long about it that I wonder if she expects me to respond. “You were following the… — Corinne Duyvis Copy Share Image
Much attention has been focused on the MMR shot itself, whereas in all probability it is a combination of the three factors… — Bernard Rimland Copy Share Image
The first expert said he had attention deficit disorder. The second expert said the first was out of order. One said he… — Pseudonymous Bosch 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
There is three different ways that autistic kids will interact with animals.And they also need to make sure that they're not getting… — Temple Grandin 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
“Autism is just the surface. What is inside each of us is what matters, autistic or not.” — Liz Becker Copy Share Image
It's very important for the parents of young autistic children to encourage them to talk, or for those that don't talk, to… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
Some of the old diseases that we think are gone - case in point, measles - are back, now that somebody has… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
Animals are like autistic savants. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that animals might actually be autistic savants. Animals… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
I had never had any experience of autism before and I would come home and look at my son, Billy, who is… — Helena Bonham Carter Copy Share Image
There does seem to be a higher educational level in parents of autistic youngsters, and I guess that's something that we need… — Darold Treffert Copy Share Image
Basically when it comes to autistic kids and animals there's kind of three ways that they work, some of them are instant… — Temple Grandin 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 am the father of a 9 year-old son whose descent into the world of autism began at the age of 7… — Rick Rollens Copy Share Image
Our difficulty is that we have become autistic. We no longer listen to what the Earth, its landscape, its atmospheric phenomena and… — Thomas Berry Copy Share Image
Unless one is planning to go shopping - basically begging to be smothered by the ravening throngs of returners and bargain hunters;… — David Rakoff Copy Share Image
“Sonnet on The Spectrum (Diary of An Autistic Neuroscientist) We, on the spectrum, are often misconstrued as rude or audacious. Problem is… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Autistic children are extremely bright if you can connect to them and bring them into our world. Socially it's really hard for… — Tisha Campbell-Martin Copy Share Image
Autism's a very big spectrum. At one end of the spectrum, Einstein would probably be labeled autistic, Steve Jobs, half of Silicon… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
No one’s forcing you to do this. You willingly tie yourself to these leashes. And you willingly become utterly socially autistic. You… — Dave Eggers Copy Share Image
