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Autism is the filter through which all my other senses must pass, both input and output.
It was ability that mattered, not disability, which is a word I'm not crazy about using.
Autism is defined by looking at behaviors. And everybody looks at behaviors differently.
Joy is always a function of gratitude - and gratitude is always a function of perspective.
Not everything that steps out of line, and thus "abnormal", must necessarily be "inferior".
Sometimes we forget about common sense. Autism is used too much as an excuse for bad behavior.
If you have autism in the family history, you still vaccinate. Delay it a bit, space them out.
The truth is, there is no link between vaccines and autism. Vaccines are incredibly important.
We have found fathers and grandfathers of children with autism are more likely to be engineers.
Having two children with autism, it makes you really think about how we do relate to each other.
Anyone that tells you what does or what doesn't cause autism is simply not basing that on facts.
Never underestimate someone with Autism, because there could be Brilliance struggling to get out.
Disability is a matter of perception. If you can do just one thing well, you're needed by someone.
I did want to acknowledge and confirm the fact that my son does, indeed, have an autism diagnosis.
I'm on the autism spectrum. I don't usually follow social coding and so therefore I go my own way.
As a parent with a child with autism, its been really tough to experience your child having autism.
As a parent with a child with autism, it's been really tough to experience your child having autism.
The government is slowly waking up to the scale of the personal tragedy of delayed autism diagnosis.
My two little twin brothers have autism, so I grew up around it and misunderstood it for a long time.
Hugs may come less frequently from someone with autism but when they do, you know it means everything.
There is neither a cure for nor a way to repair autism. There is no implant like there is for the deaf.
I've been interested in autism since I've known about it, which is more or less since I've been writing.
Katie, 90% of the things you worry about don't happen, and the 10% that do, you can't do anything about.
We wear 'Autism' on our shorts to raise awareness and show support for other families dealing with autism.
I look at autism like a bus accident, and you don't become cured from a bus accident, but you can recover.
I have a long-standing relationship with Autism Speaks. I've been supporting them for many, many years now.
It's not just the child that has autism. It's the whole family that has autism. It's not a one person thing.
I've always thought of myself as a cattle-handling specialist, a college professor first; autism is secondary.
People talk about curing autism. But if you got rid of all those traits, who's going to make the next computer?
As a scientist leading a funding agency for autism research, I think of autism as a neurodevelopmental disorder.
I have a son, and my son has autism. There's certain things that I deal with that a lot of people don't deal with.
I suspect that among parents or siblings of a person with autism there are higher rates of talents in systemizing.
Never ask for someone's thoughts on autism unless you are prepared to hear a story that doesn't resemble your own.
Asperger's syndrome has probably been an important and valuable characteristic of our species throughout evolution.
It seems you can ask any friend, any relative, and they'll be able to tell you about someone they know with autism.
Savant syndrome and autism, I think, are not disorders of brain structure, but they're disorders of brain function.
I think that the definition of autism is too broad. You got to remember, autism definition is a behavioral profiling.
I hope everyone can examine what is the most important relationship in life - the relationship between parent and child.
Some people with autism who don't talk, all they hear are vowel sounds. Like if I said 'cup,' they might just hear 'uh.'
I've worked with tons of people that I know who are on the spectrum - but now I think severe autism has really increased.
I have Asperger's, I'm on the autism spectrum, so I don't really care about social codes. It makes you think differently.
We need our children in Jamaica - especially those suffering with dyslexia, autism, cerebral palsy - to get more attention.
A person with autism lives in his own world, while a person with Asperger's lives in our world, in a way of his own choosing
If you can't see the gift in having a child with autism, you're focusing too much on the autism and not enough on the child.
My little brother is autistic, so I would love to be involved in a charity for autism, but I haven't found the right one yet.
There has never been a verified scientific report that chelation therapy, a gluten-free diet, or anything else can cure autism.
There's no black and white dividing line between a mild Aspergers, which is the mild autism, and computer engineer, for example.
The reason why [the medical community] is reluctant to talk about it is because there's such a huge business in pharmaceuticals.
A friend of mine works for Autism Speaks. It's an amazing cause that is making a real difference in the lives of so many people.
I know of nobody who is purely autistic, or purely neurotypical. Even God has some autistic moments, which is why the planets spin.