“I was so different from other guys that there were not a lot of opportunities for me to date anyway. I thought I might be single for the rest of my life, but was later blessed to marry a wonderful… — Stephen J. Bedard Copy Share Image
“I was so different from other guys that there were not a lot of opportunities for me to date anyway. I thought I might… — Stephen J. Bedard Copy Share Image
“My doubts began with questions about heaven. Was there really a heaven? What would heaven look like for disembodied spirits without eyes? Would we… — Stephen J. Bedard Copy Share Image
“I always felt that there was something different about me but I did not know what it was. I was socially awkward, friendship was… — Stephen J. Bedard Copy Share Image
“My strategy from the beginning was to operate in the area of my strengths and to look for ways to make up for my… — Stephen J. Bedard Copy Share Image
“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 the spectrum, do not lack empathy. If anything, they are particularly sensitive to other people’s emotions. People with autism do have empathy, they sometimes just show it in different ways. The fact is that I… — Stephen J. Bedard Copy Share
“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… — Stephen J. Bedard Copy Share Image
“I have attempted to live our marriage according to rules. When Amanda tells me something, I file that away as a new rule to… — Stephen J. Bedard Copy Share Image
“One of the most important truths about autism is that if you have met one person with autism, you have met one person with… — Stephen J. Bedard Copy Share Image
“The first was reading the Bible for the first time. I always assumed that the Bible was only read at church. I never thought… — Stephen J. Bedard Copy Share Image
“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… — Stephen J. Bedard Copy Share Image
