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title: "2 Person Autism Quotes By Tamlyn Tomita"
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> [In fact, when we as neuro-typical people encounter a person with autism spectrum syndrome who's always been that way it is that we have to adjust. Just because we can read people with autism correctly, whatever that word is why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/in-fact-when-we-as-neuro-typical-people-encounter-a-person-with/)

[Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee6/tamlyn-tomita-9730_autism_in-fact-when-we-as-neuro-typical-people_18698.jpg)

> [We've got to learn from each other. We have to put ourselves out there, we want to pull the other up because we want/should pull the other line up as we all have strengths and weaknesses and together we make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/we-ve-got-to-learn-from-each-other-we-have-to-put-ourselves-out-there/)

[Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/)

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## More by Tamlyn Tomita

> [In fact, when we as neuro-typical people encounter a person with autism spectrum syndrome who's always been that way it is that we have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/in-fact-when-we-as-neuro-typical-people-encounter-a-person-with/)

[Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/)

> [I didn't want to be trapped in an idea of replicating other 'Star Trek' characters; especially Vulcans. But my love and I have Spock…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/i-didn-t-want-to-be-trapped-in-an-idea-of-replicating-other-star-trek/)

[Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/)

> [I'm much too egotistical to move outside the acting realm.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/i-m-much-too-egotistical-to-move-outside-the-acting-realm/)

[Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/)

> [So if they happen to be over the age of 35 and they're male? They're probably going to recognize me from 'The Karate Kid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/so-if-they-happen-to-be-over-the-age-of-35-and-they-re-male-they-re/)

[Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/)

> [The wonderful John Avildsen was a hero and father figure who was really present in my life even though we didn't have day-to-day or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/the-wonderful-john-avildsen-was-a-hero-and-father-figure-who-was/)

[Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/)

> [I don't think as a society, as a nation we would ever wear swastikas openly again, but aligning ourselves with the kind of rhetoric…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/i-don-t-think-as-a-society-as-a-nation-we-would-ever-wear-swastikas/)

[Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/)

> [To be honest, I am not theatre-trained and though I am confident in my skill set, to do theatre requires a better-tuned set of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/to-be-honest-i-am-not-theatre-trained-and-though-i-am-confident-in-my/)

[Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/)

> [As a community, as a group of people as a society, Asian Americans have not always been visible, but we've always been present.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/as-a-community-as-a-group-of-people-as-a-society-asian-americans-have/)

[Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/)

> [Film and television are major vehicles for American storytelling, and America is the biggest exporter and influencer in the world in terms of telling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/film-and-television-are-major-vehicles-for-american-storytelling-and/)

[Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/)

> [I just tell young people to find their way. Keep your eyes open. Keep your ears open and keep your heart open.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/i-just-tell-young-people-to-find-their-way-keep-your-eyes-open-keep/)

[Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/)

> [We know that there were so many Japanese American soldiers in World War II who were fighting in Europe despite the fact that their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/we-know-that-there-were-so-many-japanese-american-soldiers-in-world/)

[Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/)

> [Twitter vs Instagram is a left brain versus right brain kind of social media device. Twitter is for speaking, whereas Instagram is for your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/twitter-vs-instagram-is-a-left-brain-versus-right-brain-kind-of/)

[Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/)

> [You can't escape 'Star Trek' influence, especially characters you literally grew up with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/you-can-t-escape-star-trek-influence-especially-characters-you/)

[Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/)

> [But I'm proud to come from a family of Republicans and, yes, we have some spirited discussions in our family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/but-i-m-proud-to-come-from-a-family-of-republicans-and-yes-we-have/)

[Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/)

> [The fact is that we wouldn't have found out about Manzanar except in our story-telling because it was really never told in the American…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamlyn-tomita/the-fact-is-that-we-wouldn-t-have-found-out-about-manzanar-except-in/)

[Tamlyn Tomita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamlyn-tomita/)

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