“Because many autistic people take what people say at face value, they are easily duped and swindled. Try” — Thomas D. Taylor Autistic Copy Share Image
“The person generally agreed upon by many to be the founder of Applied Behavior Analysis, Dr. O. Ivar Lovaas, described autistics as… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“If there is one part of the world that should be suffering from severe autism, it is people who live in the… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“The biggest combatants to an in utero genetic test for autism are those who are trying to get autistics to be seen… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“The Holy Roman Catholic Church is not the only Church that performs exorcisms in the western world, nor is Christianity the only… — Thomas D. Taylor Roman catholic church Copy Share Image
“I would be remiss if I didn't say a little bit about morally conservative autistics. This group of people often seem to… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“Because “cold” mothers exhibit traits (possibly as the result of genetic makeup) similar to those displayed by autistic children, it was at… — Thomas D. Taylor Autistic children Copy Share Image
“When we remember that any one faith can have multiple denominations, we can see how hairy things get on what some may… — Thomas D. Taylor Denomination Copy Share Image
“Unfortunately, by this time it didn't matter. Self-diagnosed autistics and fakers were asking diagnosed autistics whether or not they had a diagnosis,… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“And while it is true that those who have been hurt by others form groups of their own, because these individuals are… — Thomas D. Taylor Individuals Copy Share Image
“What is the scam? If you have a child who has a behavioral problem, or if your child is a slow learner,… — Thomas D. Taylor Children Copy Share Image
“The problem with this theory is that ◦ Thimerosal is not mercury itself, but a mercury compound ◦ Thimerosal is… — Thomas D. Taylor Half life Copy Share Image
“Recently, Temple Grandin's mother, Eustacia Cutler, wrote and article that tried to explain why some autistic men seem to have a sexual… — Thomas D. Taylor Children Copy Share Image
“It seems as though autism is being portrayed in literature less as a diagnosis, and more as a minority lifestyle. Sometimes it… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“These interests are stronger than pastimes and stronger than hobbies. A person might enjoy model trains and fill up his or her… — Thomas D. Taylor Copy Share Image
“Most autistics' opinions fall somewhere in the middle, with autistic people believing that institutionalization may be necessary in some circumstances, but whenever… — Thomas D. Taylor Point of view Copy Share Image
“How a crank caller at work is handled can result in unfavorable opinions as well. Is the worker firm and decisive with… — Thomas D. Taylor Holy grail Copy Share Image
“To call oneself a journalist when one has no established qualifications is “bad”, but to tack the “autistic” qualifier onto title is… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“Alternatively, diagnosed autistics, self-diagnosed people, people in the process of getting a diagnosis, people seeking a diagnosis, wannabees, or misdiagnosed individuals will… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“An additional problem occurs when people may infer they have synesthesia when they really do not, or they may pretend to have… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“Increasingly, lawmakers and law enforcement authorities are not being fooled by the “autism made me do it” defense. This may actually be… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“This hardly needs to be stated, but if a faith healer tries to “heal” an autistic person, the implied message is that… — Thomas D. Taylor Healer Copy Share Image
“This can be true, although interestingly, it is usually tainted breast milk that is blamed for either “poisoning” a child and causing… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“It is almost universally agreed upon by all autistics that forced sterilization is a violation of both reproductive rights, and human rights,… — Thomas D. Taylor Hate crime Copy Share Image
“As the existence of demons is scientifically unproven there is no way to tell whether or not autistics are possessed by demons,… — Thomas D. Taylor Life Copy Share Image
“Assuming aliens do exist, the only problem with scientifically proving the genetic connection between autism and aliens is that no alien DNA… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Aliens Copy Share Image
“When it comes to arguing over diseases people are born with, some people (particularly Christians) will argue that God had a plan… — Thomas D. Taylor Christianity Copy Share Image
“The amount of bickering that most autistics engage in over politics is probably no greater than the bickering seen between people who… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“The argument most often heard in favor of the registries after they are established, is that, given the violence perpetuated by many… — Thomas D. Taylor Time Copy Share Image
“Many autistics feel that abortion is permissible under any circumstance...except if you are aborting “autistic” fetuses. Other autistics believe that a mother's… — Thomas D. Taylor Aborting Autistic Copy Share Image
“Even autistics who are self-assured, self-actualized, and happy with who they are, recognize that not all of their traits are spectacular, or… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“In the past decade or so, new “colleges” and “universities” have sprung up which look like accredited colleges and universities, and have… — Thomas D. Taylor Copy Share Image
“Hypersensitivities occur when sensitivities are strongly heightened, many times uncomfortably so. Hypo-sensitivities occur when there is a lesser reaction to a sensation… — Thomas D. Taylor Benefit of the doubt Copy Share Image
“Finally, (and as I said before) another use for the autism registries is that they can give a “true” accounting of how… — Thomas D. Taylor Human race Copy Share Image
“It has happened that a group of autistics, who were considered radical by many, attempted to petition the United Nations to recognize… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“Some really do want to prepare themselves, and in these cases, the preparedness is primarily emotional. They want to love that baby… — Thomas D. Taylor Hell Or High Water Copy Share Image
“Whom a person in the autism community is friends with is very important. Alliances are forged against people who have certain friends,… — Thomas D. Taylor Allies Copy Share Image
“A counterargument is that nonfunctional autistics who could benefit from a treatment and a cure but elect not to pursue either of… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“Be that as it may, some of those that would no longer be diagnosed “autistic” today were diagnosed on the autism spectrum… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“most people do not want people with those values running around freely in society, especially when they threaten to self-harm or harm… — Thomas D. Taylor Copy Share Image
