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If you have a 2 or 3 year old who is not talking, you must start an early intervention program. The worst thing you can do with an autistic 3 year old is to do nothing.
Animals make us Human.
I am different, not less
I'm pure geek, pure logic.
Autism is part of who I am.
My life is basically my work.
Everything I think is in pictures.
Nature is cruel but we don't have to be
Curiosity is the other side of caution.
I was fascinated with optical illusions.
Autism is an extremely variable disorder.
Dogs serve people, but people serve cats.
Pressure is calming to the nervous system.
I am a big believer in early intervention.
I like to figure things out and solve problems.
Language for me narrates the pictures in my mind.
I use my mind to solve problems and invent things.
My Advice is: You always have to keep persevering.
You get these fear memories that are hard to undo.
Half of Silicon Valley's got a little bit of autism.
If I did not have my work, I would not have any life.
I obtain great satisfaction out of using my intellect.
People with autism aren't interested in social chit-chat.
There is a tremendous range of children with a PDD label.
The world needs different kinds of minds to work together.
I want get people to think about sensory based of thinking.
I cannot emphasize enough the importance of a good teacher.
Engineering is easy - it's the people problems that are hard.
I was expected to sit at the table, learn how to eat properly.
You can be honest without sharing your opinions on everything.
When I was younger, I was looking for this magic meaning of life.
I am also a believer in an integrated treatment approach to autism.
We have got to work on keeping these children engaged with the world.
To understand animal thinking you've got to get away from a language.
You can't punish a child who is acting out because of sensory overload.
People on the autistic spectrum tend to get fixated on what they think.
All animals and people have the same core emotion systems in the brain.
Medication should never be considered the only tool for helping a person.
The most important thing people did for me was to expose me to new things.
I'd rather see a kid get fixated on something they can turn into a career.
When you're a weird geek, the way to sell yourself is to show your skills.
I know a number of autistic adults that are doing extremely well on Prozac.
People can live up to high standards, but they can't live up to perfection.
It is never too late to expand the mind of a person on the autism spectrum.
People wouldn’t have become who we are today if we hadn’t coevolved with dogs.
Animals do have emotion. But fear tends to be one of the most primal emotions.
Sometimes you have to go outside your field of study to find the right people.
My grandfather was an engineer who invented the automatic pilot for airplanes.
I like to cross the divide between the personal world and the scientific world.
When I was younger, I didn't even realize the way I think visually is different.
