“What I, as a person with special needs, longed for was to be taught what role, what purpose, I could have in society, and how to attain a level of independence.” — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
“Your child, too, will one day be an adult. For them to live life with the same degree of independence as neurotypical offspring might be difficult, but one day your child-rearing, child-minding days will come to an end. Parents grow… — Naoki Higashida 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 society, and… — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
But I ask you, those of you who are with us all day, not to stress yourselves out because of us. When you do… — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
People with autism never, ever feel at ease, wherever we are. Because of this, we wander off - or run away - in search… — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
The thought that our lives are the source of other people's unhappiness, that's plain unbearable. — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
“People can only understand their own pain. Even a genuine desire to help a person with a disability can become a burden or a… — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
“Traveling with people who have special needs might present difficulties, but please, let it happen. We all need a break and a change of… — Naoki Higashida 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 follow on.… — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
True compassion is about not bruising the other person’s self-respect. — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
“Naoki is anticipating his audience’s emotions and manipulating them. That is empathy. The conclusion is that both emotional poverty and an aversion to company… — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
“I would like people to stop pressuring children to make friends. Friendships can’t be artificially created.” — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
“... for me the number one reason is that us people with autism love the greenness of nature. ... Our fondness for nature is,… — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
