Quote by Jon Ronson Download Open image ““Many kids who would have been called eccentric, different, were suddenly labeled autistic.” I”” — Jon Ronson ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.6 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“I want the word Autism to provoke an image of a wonderful and unique person.” — Amanda Baggs Copy Share Image
Autism's a very big spectrum. At one end of the spectrum, Einstein would probably be labeled autistic, Steve Jobs, half of Silicon Valley, you… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
“Autism, is part of my child, it's not everything he is. My child is so much more than a diagnosis.” — Sandra L Westendorf-Coelho Copy Share Image
“Individuals are labeled “different,” “geeky,” “abnormal,” or even “Aspergian” or “autistic” at a young age. Among other things, these labels suggest that the people… — John Elder Robison Copy Share Image
“This world we live in is confusing, overwhelming and painful because he has a condition known as autism.” — Tina Traverse Copy Share Image
“Autistic children don’t need fixing—they need understanding. Their minds aren’t broken, just beautifully different” — medicosaurabh 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
“Autism is just the surface. What is inside each of us is what matters, autistic or not.” — Liz Becker Copy Share Image
“The closer we come to understanding the challenges of autism, the better we are placed to accommodate and educate without risking removing that individuality… — Adele Devine 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
Sometimes labeling is only useful, like with OCD. Once you're labeled you can be treated. On other occasions labeling leads to tyranny, like with… — Jon Ronson Copy Share Image
“I wonder if I’ve got any of the 374 mental disorders,” I thought. I opened the manual again. And I instantly diagnosed myself with… — Jon Ronson Copy Share Image
Trying to prove you’re not a psychopath is even harder than trying to prove you’re not mentally ill,’ said Tony. — Jon Ronson Copy Share Image
“It may very well be that the frotteurist is a helpless victim in the clutches of his obsession, but it’s equally possible that he’s… — Jon Ronson Copy Share Image
“We are defining the boundaries of normality by tearing apart the people outside of it.” — Jon Ronson Copy Share Image
My worryingly paradoxical thought process could be summarized thus: Thank God I don't believe in the secret rulers of the world. Imagine what the… — Jon Ronson Copy Share Image
Friends are the fruitcake of life - some nutty, some soaked in alcohol, some sweet. — Jon Ronson Copy Share Image
“The consensus from the beginning was that only 1 percent of humans had it, but the chaos they caused was so far-reaching it could… — Jon Ronson Copy Share Image
“That's an incredibly depressing thought," I said "that if you're in a room and at one end lies madness and at the other end… — Jon Ronson Copy Share Image
The world outside Twitter was great. I read books. I reconnected with people I knew from real life and met them for drinks in… — Jon Ronson Copy Share Image
“What a brilliant cover story. In a success-obsessed society like this one, what's the best rock to hide something under? It's the rock called… — Jon Ronson Copy Share Image
Guy Savelli's role in the War on Terror began when half-a-dozen strangers, within days of one another, contacted him via e-mail and telephone in… — Jon Ronson Copy Share Image