Autistic Quote by James Acaster Download Open image “I used to work with autistic children, and they said a lot of funny things to me.” — James Acaster ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.3 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Autistic Autistic children Children Children Said Funny Funny things Things Used Work Work Autistic
Working with children with autism is difficult, tiring work, especially since the social rewards - the smile, the eye-contact, the hug, the thank you… — Zeynep Tufekci Copy Share Image
Criticizing people, winding them up, making idiots of them or fooling them doesn't make people with autism laugh. What makes us smile from the… — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
“Humor is a developed sense, stemming basically from cruelty. The more primitive a mind, the less selectivity exists. … A man slips on a… — Lewis Padgett Copy Share Image
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… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
“Autism isn't your fault. Each child has the ability to grow. Those words saved me from a dark place.” — Keiko Tobe Copy Share Image
“Then the dreaded words, Your child has autism. These words echo in their heads like a freight train blasting through their hopes and dreams.” — Dr. Linda Barboa Copy Share Image
“Sonnet on The Spectrum (Diary of An Autistic Neuroscientist) We, on the spectrum, are often misconstrued as rude or audacious. Problem is not that… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“Children with autism are constantly testing and pursuing truth. They are a bundle of contradictions. They love order and routine, yet often have the… — Adele Devine Copy Share Image
“I understand perfectly why some of my autistic patients scream and flap their arms--it's to frighten off extroverts” — Mark Vonnegut Copy Share Image
“Because many autistic people take what people say at face value, they are easily duped and swindled. Try” — Thomas D. Taylor Copy Share Image
With the right support and reasonable adjustments, autistic people make wonderful employees. — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
Until you get left for Mr. Bean, you don't realise how frequently he pops up. There's a shop two streets from my house that… — James Acaster Copy Share Image
Ross Noble at the Leicester De Montfort Hall on his Randomist tour - it's the only time I've hurt from laughing at a standup… — James Acaster Copy Share Image
Because such a massive part of stand-up is trying and failing first, I'm not putting as much pressure on. Just going out and doing… — James Acaster Copy Share Image
Everyone was wearing jeans, so I started wearing slacks. I'd walk on, and people would laugh before I got to the mic because I… — James Acaster Copy Share Image
I'd say I get heckled quite a lot because I look quite like an easy target. If you're an alpha-male and you think you've… — James Acaster Copy Share Image
I'd decided to write about stuff that I would like to hear standup about. — James Acaster Copy Share Image
The Rock was one of my favourite comedy characters growing up, and I still think he is. Mainly because he took himself so seriously… — James Acaster Copy Share Image
I think I can draw both a mainstream audience and an alternative audience to my shows. I also have the ability to disappoint both. — James Acaster Copy Share Image
And that, ladies and gentlemen, sums up the Fringe. Spend a year spitting your guts out writing a show, and people forget your name… — James Acaster Copy Share Image
“Jack was the kind of guy you could take into any situation and he would figure out how to fit in. Wayne, not so… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“The autistic mind is not the wave at the surface of the ocean, but the whole world that exists below.” — Krissy Bells Copy Share Image
A solitary American monk named Thomas Berry writes that in our relationship to nature, we have been autistic for centuries. Wrapped tightly in our… — Janine Benyus Copy Share Image
Autistic people's disabilities are widely known, but one of their best-established strengths is their attention to detail. — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
“That’s very trusting.” Iris watches Anke search our backpacks. “We’re saving people’s lives. We thought we could be,”Anke says. I’m more fixated on her… — Corinne Duyvis Copy Share Image
I both didn't know Owen [Suskind] beforehand and didn't have any connection to the autistic community. But Owen wasn't really a problem, because he… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
“Our brokenness is our greatest strength. I've been broken all my life, for my life is one on the spectrum with OCD to make… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“Divergent Dynamite (The Sonnet) You only know my infinite radiance, you got no clue to my innate hurricane. Day in and day out I… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
Well the dog that is the most is the a Labrador retrievers because they tolerate kids tugging on them and things better than other… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
Looking ahead, future generations may learn their social skills from robots in the first place. The cute yellow Keepon robot from Carnegie Mellon University… — Daniel H. Wilson Copy Share Image
For a seriously autistic kid, the best prognosis might be getting into a mainstream school without being too much of a shadow. For a… — Jenny McCarthy Copy Share Image
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… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
![“I both didn't know Owen [Suskind] beforehand and didn't have any connection to the autistic community. But Owen wasn't really a problem, because he participated in the writing of the book and wanted people to see him as he truly is. As far as the cameras, Owen lives in the moment and the cameras…” quote by Roger Ross Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3b3/roger-ross-williams-5118_autistic_i-both-didn-t-know-owen-suskind-beforeha_133749.jpg)
