Autistic Quotes

60 Autistic quotes by 42 unique authors

We can change the lives of autistic children. We can make a difference. There are hundreds of families in Florida who can't afford the therapists. — Dan Marino
No one’s forcing you to do this. You willingly tie yourself to these leashes. And you willingly become utterly socially autistic. You no longer pick… — Dave Eggers
Mom worked with autistic children. — Isabel Lucas
Compared to the challenges or raising an autistic child, weightlifting is a relief. — Melanie Roach
My little brother is autistic, so I would love to be involved in a charity for autism, but I haven't found the right one yet. — Nikki Reed
I sometimes think I might be autistic because I like to know - I need to know - my beginnings and my ends. I don't… — Clay Aiken
At one point, my house was a school for autistic children. I opened up my doors to about 30 kids and their families at the… — Jenny McCarthy
Vaccination programs were instituted in the late 1930s, and the first handful of autistic babies were noted in the early 1940s. When vaccination programs were… — Harris L Coulter
In relation to the earth we have been autistic for centuries. Only now have we begun to listen with some attention and with a willingness… — Thomas Berry
Normal people have an incredible lack of empathy. They have good emotional empathy, but they don't have much empathy for the autistic kid who is… — Temple Grandin
You have got to keep autistic children engaged with the world. You cannot let them tune out. — Temple Grandin
I am much less autistic now, compared to when I was young. I remember some behaviors like picking carpet fuzz and watching spinning plates for… — Temple Grandin
The thing about being autistic is that you gradually get less and less autistic, because you keep learning, you keep learning how to behave. It's… — Temple Grandin
Some teachers just have a knack for working with autistic children. Other teachers do not have it. — Temple Grandin
Some autistic children cannot stand the sound of certain voices. I have come across cases where teachers tell me that certain children have problems with… — Temple Grandin
I know a number of autistic adults that are doing extremely well on Prozac. — Temple Grandin
It's very important for the parents of young autistic children to encourage them to talk, or for those that don't talk, to give them a… — Temple Grandin
I think that autistic brains tend to be specialized brains. Autistic people tend to be less social. It takes a ton of processor space in… — Temple Grandin
It's absolutely imperative for the parents and the typical kids to have time by themselves, to go out to dinner or even go on vacation… — Jenny McCarthy
Looking ahead, future generations may learn their social skills from robots in the first place. The cute yellow Keepon robot from Carnegie Mellon University has… — Daniel H. Wilson
The blackness he woke to on those nights was sightless and impenetrable. A blackness to hurt your ears with listening. Often he had to get… — Cormac McCarthy
A woman told me her child was autistic, and I thought she said artistic. So I said, 'Oh great. I'd like to see some of… — George Carlin
No relationship is without its difficulties and this is certainly true when one or both of the persons involved has an autistic spectrum disorder. Even… — Daniel Tammet
I have no affinity for animals. I don’t hate animals and I would never hurt an animal; I just don’t actively care about them. When… — Tina Fey
The inanity of her remark infuriated him. 'Good grief don't you understand Janet? At this point I'm thoroughly delusional. I'm as mentally ill as it's… — Philip K. Dick

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