Blue sea Quote by Naoki Higashida

“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

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

People with autism never, ever feel at ease, wherever we are. Because of this, we wander off - or run away - in search…

— Naoki Higashida

The thought that our lives are the source of other people's unhappiness, that's plain unbearable.

— Naoki Higashida

“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

“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

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

True compassion is about not bruising the other person’s self-respect.

— Naoki Higashida

“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

“I would like people to stop pressuring children to make friends. Friendships can’t be artificially created.”

— Naoki Higashida

“... for me the number one reason is that us people with autism love the greenness of nature. ... Our fondness for nature is,…

— Naoki Higashida

“autism is more like retina patterns than measles”

— Naoki Higashida