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> [“What is the scam? If you have a child who has a behavioral problem, or if your child is a slow learner,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-d-taylor/what-is-the-scam-if-you-have-a-child-who-has-a-behavioral-problem-or/)

[Thomas D. Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-d-taylor/)

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> [“If you are an autistic synesthete, you may be held in higher esteem by some than if you do not have it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-d-taylor/if-you-are-an-autistic-synesthete-you-may-be-held-in-higher-esteem-by/)

[Thomas D. Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-d-taylor/)

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> [“The DSM V (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth edition) effectively eliminates the need to ask the question “What is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-d-taylor/the-dsm-v-diagnostic-and-statistical-manual-of-mental-disorders-fifth/)

[Thomas D. Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-d-taylor/)

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> [“Bolstering the idea that many names for autism have come and gone is the fact that in 2013 the DSM V eliminated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-d-taylor/bolstering-the-idea-that-many-names-for-autism-have-come-and-gone-is/)

[Thomas D. Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-d-taylor/)

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> [“As in the matter of cures, treatments are usually argued against using patient's rights or civil rights as a defense. What makes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-d-taylor/as-in-the-matter-of-cures-treatments-are-usually-argued-against-using/)

[Thomas D. Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-d-taylor/)

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> [“Yet the Bible also talks about diseases, both of the body and mind, and Jesus heals these diseased people. Ergo, while it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-d-taylor/yet-the-bible-also-talks-about-diseases-both-of-the-body-and-mind-and/)

[Thomas D. Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-d-taylor/)

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## Other authors on Mental disorder

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-jon-ronson-52784.jpg) Jon Ronson 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mental-disorder/jon-ronson/)

## More by Thomas D. Taylor

> [“Unfortunately, by this time it didn't matter. Self-diagnosed autistics and fakers were asking diagnosed autistics whether or not they had a diagnosis, and if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-d-taylor/unfortunately-by-this-time-it-didn-t-matter-self-diagnosed-autistics/)

[Thomas D. Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-d-taylor/)

> [“Be that as it may, some of those that would no longer be diagnosed “autistic” today were diagnosed on the autism spectrum and accepted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-d-taylor/be-that-as-it-may-some-of-those-that-would-no-longer-be-diagnosed/)

[Thomas D. Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-d-taylor/)

> [“This hardly needs to be stated, but if a faith healer tries to “heal” an autistic person, the implied message is that the “healer”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-d-taylor/this-hardly-needs-to-be-stated-but-if-a-faith-healer-tries-to-heal-an/)

[Thomas D. Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-d-taylor/)

> [“Whom a person in the autism community is friends with is very important. Alliances are forged against people who have certain friends, and these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-d-taylor/whom-a-person-in-the-autism-community-is-friends-with-is-very/)

[Thomas D. Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-d-taylor/)

> [“The person generally agreed upon by many to be the founder of Applied Behavior Analysis, Dr. O. Ivar Lovaas, described autistics as “Little Monsters”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-d-taylor/the-person-generally-agreed-upon-by-many-to-be-the-founder-of-applied/)

[Thomas D. Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-d-taylor/)

> [“It seems as though autism is being portrayed in literature less as a diagnosis, and more as a minority lifestyle. Sometimes it is even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-d-taylor/it-seems-as-though-autism-is-being-portrayed-in-literature-less-as-a/)

[Thomas D. Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-d-taylor/)

> [“Recently, Temple Grandin's mother, Eustacia Cutler, wrote and article that tried to explain why some autistic men seem to have a sexual preoccupation with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-d-taylor/recently-temple-grandin-s-mother-eustacia-cutler-wrote-and-article/)

[Thomas D. Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-d-taylor/)

> [“The problem with this theory is that   ◦         Thimerosal is not mercury itself, but a mercury compound   ◦         Thimerosal is not the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-d-taylor/the-problem-with-this-theory-is-that-thimerosal-is-not-mercury-itself/)

[Thomas D. Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-d-taylor/)

> [“Hypersensitivities occur when sensitivities are strongly heightened, many times uncomfortably so. Hypo-sensitivities occur when there is a lesser reaction to a sensation than one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-d-taylor/hypersensitivities-occur-when-sensitivities-are-strongly-heightened/)

[Thomas D. Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-d-taylor/)

> [“Because “cold” mothers exhibit traits (possibly as the result of genetic makeup) similar to those displayed by autistic children, it was at one time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-d-taylor/because-cold-mothers-exhibit-traits-possibly-as-the-result-of-genetic/)

[Thomas D. Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-d-taylor/)

> [“An additional problem occurs when people may infer they have synesthesia when they really do not, or they may pretend to have it when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-d-taylor/an-additional-problem-occurs-when-people-may-infer-they-have/)

[Thomas D. Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-d-taylor/)

> [“It has happened that a group of autistics, who were considered radical by many, attempted to petition the United Nations to recognize autistics as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-d-taylor/it-has-happened-that-a-group-of-autistics-who-were-considered-radical/)

[Thomas D. Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-d-taylor/)

> [“To call oneself a journalist when one has no established qualifications is “bad”, but to tack the “autistic” qualifier onto title is worse in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-d-taylor/to-call-oneself-a-journalist-when-one-has-no-established/)

[Thomas D. Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-d-taylor/)

> [“The amount of bickering that most autistics engage in over politics is probably no greater than the bickering seen between people who do not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-d-taylor/the-amount-of-bickering-that-most-autistics-engage-in-over-politics/)

[Thomas D. Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-d-taylor/)

> [“Assuming aliens do exist, the only problem with scientifically proving the genetic connection between autism and aliens is that no alien DNA has been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-d-taylor/assuming-aliens-do-exist-the-only-problem-with-scientifically-proving/)

[Thomas D. Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-d-taylor/)

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