Autism Quote by Naoki Higashida Download Open image ““autism is more like retina patterns than measles”” — Naoki Higashida ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.9 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Autism David-mitchell Memoir
If you ask 99.9 percent of parents who have children with autism if we'd rather have the measles versus autism, we'd sign up for… — Jenny McCarthy Copy Share Image
Most people catch their presuppositions from their family and surrounding society the way a child catches measles. — Francis Schaeffer Copy Share Image
Over the years, autism has almost been a diagnosis in the eye of the beholder, which allows for all kinds of arguments and dissension… — John Donvan Copy Share Image
“So how do people with autism see the world, exactly? We, only we, can ever know the answer to that one! Sometimes I actually… — Naoki Higashida 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
The recent medical controversy over whether vaccinations cause autism reveals a habit of human cognition—thinking anecdotally comes naturally, whereas thinking scientifically does not. — Michael Shermer Copy Share Image
“I think that, as a result of all the killings in the world and the selfish planet-wrecking that humanity has committed, a deep sense… — Naoki Higashida David Mitchell Copy Share Image
The genetics of autism are real, but there are also environmental triggers. — Elizabeth Emken Copy Share Image
“What I, as a person with special needs, longed for was to be taught what role, what purpose, I could have in society, and… — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
But I ask you, those of you who are with us all day, not to stress yourselves out because of us. When you do… — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
People with autism never, ever feel at ease, wherever we are. Because of this, we wander off - or run away - in search… — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
The thought that our lives are the source of other people's unhappiness, that's plain unbearable. — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
“People can only understand their own pain. Even a genuine desire to help a person with a disability can become a burden or a… — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
“Traveling with people who have special needs might present difficulties, but please, let it happen. We all need a break and a change of… — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
When you see an object, it seems that you see it as an entire thing first, and only afterwards do its details follow on.… — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
True compassion is about not bruising the other person’s self-respect. — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
“Naoki is anticipating his audience’s emotions and manipulating them. That is empathy. The conclusion is that both emotional poverty and an aversion to company… — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
“I would like people to stop pressuring children to make friends. Friendships can’t be artificially created.” — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
“... for me the number one reason is that us people with autism love the greenness of nature. ... Our fondness for nature is,… — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
“What brought you here isn't your fault. We human beings have to live each day to its fullest and do our best in whatever… — Naoki Higashida Copy Share Image
“We know that children with autism like order, that they are often very visual and that they can be quite literal. They deserve beautiful… — Adele Devine Copy Share Image
In fact, when we as neuro-typical people encounter a person with autism spectrum syndrome who's always been that way it is that we have… — Tamlyn Tomita Copy Share Image
If you give us a safe vaccine, we'll use it. It shouldn't be polio versus autism. — Jenny McCarthy Copy Share Image
Autism is a big continuum, going from someone who remains nonverbal, all the way up to geniuses on Silicon Valley. And some kids are… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
Metaphor isn't just a fancy turn of speech. It shapes our thoughts and feelings, reaches out to grasp new experience, and even binds our… — James Richardson Copy Share Image
Some people with autism who don't talk, all they hear are vowel sounds. Like if I said 'cup,' they might just hear 'uh.' — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
Mild autism can give you a genius like Einstein. If you have severe autism, you could remain nonverbal. You don't want people to be… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
In the person with autism, the brain may already be seeing the part and be less distracted by the whole, and in the person… — Simon Baron-Cohen Copy Share Image
I think that the definition of autism is too broad. You got to remember, autism definition is a behavioral profiling. — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
There is a small segment of people with autism that have savant skills, where they can memorize entire maps of whole entire city. They… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
When you have autism or aspergers, it's so hard to get a social life but trust me, in the end everyone can achieve at… — Lia Copy Share Image
