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title: "2 Person Autism Quotes By Stephen J. Bedard"
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> [“One of the most important truths about autism is that if you have met one person with autism, you have met one person with autism. Autism is a spectrum and people are at different points along that spectrum. If you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-bedard/one-of-the-most-important-truths-about-autism-is-that-if-you-have-met/)

[Stephen J. Bedard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-j-bedard/)

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> [“I do what I can and that is listen. As a person with autism, I don’t just pretend to listen. I really do care about what is happening in their life. I may not have all the answers but they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-bedard/i-do-what-i-can-and-that-is-listen-as-a-person-with-autism-i-don-t/)

[Stephen J. Bedard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-j-bedard/)

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## More by Stephen J. Bedard

> [“I was so different from other guys that there were not a lot of opportunities for me to date anyway. I thought I might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-bedard/i-was-so-different-from-other-guys-that-there-were-not-a-lot-of/)

[Stephen J. Bedard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-j-bedard/)

> [“My doubts began with questions about heaven. Was there really a heaven? What would heaven look like for disembodied spirits without eyes? Would we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-bedard/my-doubts-began-with-questions-about-heaven-was-there-really-a-heaven/)

[Stephen J. Bedard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-j-bedard/)

> [“I always felt that there was something different about me but I did not know what it was. I was socially awkward, friendship was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-bedard/i-always-felt-that-there-was-something-different-about-me-but-i-did/)

[Stephen J. Bedard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-j-bedard/)

> [“My strategy from the beginning was to operate in the area of my strengths and to look for ways to make up for my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-bedard/my-strategy-from-the-beginning-was-to-operate-in-the-area-of-my/)

[Stephen J. Bedard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-j-bedard/)

> [“After all, aren’t autistic people supposed to lack empathy? This is a common mistake. My children, who are both on the severe end of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-bedard/after-all-aren-t-autistic-people-supposed-to-lack-empathy-this-is-a/)

[Stephen J. Bedard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-j-bedard/)

> [“One of the things that was different was that I could not do anything in half-measures. If I was interested in something, I completely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-bedard/one-of-the-things-that-was-different-was-that-i-could-not-do-anything/)

[Stephen J. Bedard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-j-bedard/)

> [“I have attempted to live our marriage according to rules. When Amanda tells me something, I file that away as a new rule to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-bedard/i-have-attempted-to-live-our-marriage-according-to-rules-when-amanda/)

[Stephen J. Bedard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-j-bedard/)

> [“One of the most important truths about autism is that if you have met one person with autism, you have met one person with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-bedard/one-of-the-most-important-truths-about-autism-is-that-if-you-have-met/)

[Stephen J. Bedard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-j-bedard/)

> [“The first was reading the Bible for the first time. I always assumed that the Bible was only read at church. I never thought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-bedard/the-first-was-reading-the-bible-for-the-first-time-i-always-assumed/)

[Stephen J. Bedard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-j-bedard/)

> [“I do what I can and that is listen. As a person with autism, I don’t just pretend to listen. I really do care…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-j-bedard/i-do-what-i-can-and-that-is-listen-as-a-person-with-autism-i-don-t/)

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