Quote by Thomas D. Taylor

“If you are an autistic synesthete, you may be held in higher esteem by some than if you do not have it. It may…

— Thomas D. Taylor

One of the places where research is needed is all the sensory problems. And you get sensory problems not just with autism, but with…

— Temple Grandin

I didn't know the term 'synesthesia' until I was working on 'Cruel Summer.' Halfway into writing that, I really understood that, my entire life,…

— Kanye West

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

Synesthesia has interested me for a long time, both as a literary device and as a puncturing of the membranes that organize how the…

— Leni Zumas

“Hypersensitivities occur when sensitivities are strongly heightened, many times uncomfortably so. Hypo-sensitivities occur when there is a lesser reaction to a sensation than one…

— Thomas D. Taylor

Because people with autism are also strongly obsessional, meaning that they pursue their current interest to extraordinary detail and lengths and in great depth,…

— Simon Baron-Cohen

“Until this point in history, it was advantageous for a person to claim to be autistic when one really wasn't autistic at all, because…

— Thomas D. Taylor

“To these people, being treated for autism is akin to being treated for having homosexual proclivities. They may see attempts to treat them as…

— Thomas D. Taylor

Autistic peoples' excellent attention to detail means they may make fewer mistakes, and their narrow focus may mean that they are not satisfied until…

— Simon Baron-Cohen

Among both individuals with high-functioning autism or Asperger and their parents, many are superfast at spotting details. You hardly have time to get the…

— Simon Baron-Cohen

What makes autism different is the history of neglect into the disorder. It's remained such a mystery that science has been very slow to…

— Elizabeth Emken