“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
“And lots of autistics like to play video games. How much electromagnetic radiation are they getting, sitting in front of the TV,… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“But then again, if parents are deliberately choosing to kill their potentially autistic children, then maybe they are not good enough to… — Thomas D. Taylor Autistic children Copy Share Image
“To these people, being treated for autism is akin to being treated for having homosexual proclivities. They may see attempts to treat… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“Many autistics have rejected God and rejected religion, because they, or someone they know, have been subjected to the ministrations of faith… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“Why can't we have similar accommodations for those on the spectrum? The answer to that question is probably one of cost/benefit and… — Thomas D. Taylor Accommodations Copy Share Image
“The DSM V (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth edition) effectively eliminates the need to ask the question “What is… — Thomas D. Taylor Mental disorder Copy Share Image
“Dr. Stephen Scherer is a Canadian researcher and was Lead Investigator for the Autism Genome Project, which started January 1, 2006. 170… — Thomas D. Taylor Leadership Copy Share Image
“What these autistic rights groups also fail to understand, is that every time funding increases -or a law is passed- while that… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“If every man, woman, and child on Earth is made in the image of God, it stands to reason then, that all… — Thomas D. Taylor Children Copy Share Image
“And, in the case of Rainman, Kim Peek, the autistic man upon whom Rainman was based, shares only a few qualities with… — Thomas D. Taylor Man U Copy Share Image
“The problem for autistics and posers who don't want to be treated, is that people who do want to be treated open… — Thomas D. Taylor Copy Share Image
“One way to do this is to file false reports against you with the social media services you are a member of.… — Thomas D. Taylor Benefit of the doubt Copy Share Image
“It is not unusual in the autism community for whole groups of people to work in concert to intimidate their target. Doing… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“However, my observation is that autistics tend to argue less about spirituality in general than NTs do. My further observation is that… — Thomas D. Taylor Religion Copy Share Image
“It would behoove readers of autistic nonfiction to be less trusting than they are. There are of course many trustworthy authors of… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“Treatment methods abound to reduce heavy metals in the body. Chelation is one of these treatments. When heavy metals are reduced in… — Thomas D. Taylor Medicine Copy Share Image
“For the record, I seldom see real-life autistics stalking people online with the zeal that fakers do, and I do not often… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“Many lower functioning autistics who have obtained voting cards will march in line and vote as they are told by autistic advocacy… — Thomas D. Taylor Copy Share Image
“As in the matter of cures, treatments are usually argued against using patient's rights or civil rights as a defense. What makes… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“A secondary problem is that childhood vaccines in modern times do not contain thimerosal (although some flu vaccines do), yet while the… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“A perseverative interest is an interest so powerful that it consumes most of an autistic's thoughts. Some interests can seem quite bizarre… — Thomas D. Taylor Focus Copy Share Image
“However, the difference between some people on the spectrum and most NTs, is that people on the spectrum are more likely to… — Thomas D. Taylor Faith Copy Share Image
“One article I read suggests that the more attention a parent pays to their child, the more likely an autistic person will… — Thomas D. Taylor Parenting Copy Share Image
“If you are an autistic synesthete, you may be held in higher esteem by some than if you do not have it.… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“This theory arrogates autistics to a level above that of their non-autistic counterparts. It implies that to be autistic is to be… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“Fortunately, this is one place where the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities does help autistics. Somewhere in… — Thomas D. Taylor Disabled People Copy Share Image
“As proof, I offer Dustin Hoffman and Claire Danes, who played Rainman in Rainman, and Temple Grandin in Temple Grandin respectively on… — Thomas D. Taylor Around the world Copy Share Image
“Bolstering the idea that many names for autism have come and gone is the fact that in 2013 the DSM V eliminated… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“Have you ever noticed that autistic adults who apply on their own for disability benefits from the government –no matter where they… — Thomas D. Taylor Politics Copy Share Image
“In addition to the special privileges described in the previous section above, money and sympathy seem to be the things manipulative “autistics”… — Thomas D. Taylor Hotel room Copy Share Image
“It’s the biggest secret kept in many school systems. The psychologists many districts have on staff are on their payroll, and it… — Thomas D. Taylor Psychologists Copy Share Image
“Another reason for people running autistic advocacy groups to get on autism registries is because the need for autistic rights groups is… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“Unfortunately, some real autistics who have real problems that cannot be helped by military schools or boot camps, find themselves in military… — Thomas D. Taylor Boot camp Copy Share Image
“They anti-treatment faction will argue -truthfully- that treatments can be painful, or inhumane, and will even suggest that some treatments are a… — Thomas D. Taylor Human rights Copy Share Image
“Until this point in history, it was advantageous for a person to claim to be autistic when one really wasn't autistic at… — Thomas D. Taylor Cybersecurity Copy Share Image
“If it's a boy, parents often elect to abort. The reasoning is that with autism being more prevalent in boys than in… — Thomas D. Taylor Abort Copy Share Image
“One of the biggest scams going in government today is one presented and perpetuated by our school systems on the populace. I… — Thomas D. Taylor Fitness Copy Share Image
“In reality, if they are autistic, they may either identified as: ◦ High-functioning, or ◦ Low-functioning by their physicians. But… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
“Most autistics will reveal their perseverative interests when they are interested in finding someone else to talk to about them. Sometimes, however,… — Thomas D. Taylor Autism Copy Share Image
