Autism Quote by Simon Baron-Cohen

If we think about the autism spectrum as involving a very strong drive to systemize, that can have very positive consequences for the individual…

— Simon Baron-Cohen

It is never too late to expand the mind of a person on the autism spectrum.

— Temple Grandin

Most people assume that autistic people are not capable of empathy.

— Claire Danes

“When something is "all in your mind," people tend to think that it's willful, that it's something you could control if only you tried…

— Temple Grandin

Like any skill, systemising occurs on a bell curve in the population, with some people being faster at spotting patterns than others. Autistic people…

— Simon Baron-Cohen

“In dealing with autism, I'm certainly not saying we should lose sight of the need to work on deficits, But the focus on deficits…

— Temple Grandin

Empathy works so well because it does not require a solution. It requires only understanding.

— John Medina

I suspect that among parents or siblings of a person with autism there are higher rates of talents in systemizing.

— Simon Baron-Cohen

I read a lot on autism, which is surprisingly and annoyingly a huge mystery.

— Andrea Suarez Paz

So maybe part of our formal education should be training in empathy. Imagine how different the world would be if, in fact, that were…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

“The neurotypical public needs to know that the failure of people with autism to communicate doesn’t stem from inner self-imprisonment: it stems from a…

— Naoki Higashida

The problem is we are left only with empathy - which is critical, if it can be developed - without substantive manifestations of that…

— Michael Eric Dyson