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Autism is the fastest growing developmental disability in our nation. -- Mary Bono
Autism is an extremely variable disorder. -- Temple Grandin
Autism is not a disability, it's a different ability. -- Stuart Duncan
I do not suffer from Autism, but I do suffer from the way you treat me. -- Brad Pitt
If I could snap my fingers and be nonautistic, I would not. Autism is part of what I am. -- Temple Grandin
I am also a believer in an integrated treatment approach to autism. -- Temple Grandin
I decided to study special education and fell in love with working with individuals with autism. That's what I planned to do with my life. -- Clay Aiken
I have a condition called Aspergers Syndrome, which is like a mild form of autism It means I don't interact properly in certain social situations. -- Gary Numan
I am different, not less -- Temple Grandin
Autism is a very serious condition. -- George Osborne
Autism is part of who I am. -- Temple Grandin
Autism is not a snapshot. It's a life. -- Gerald Fischbach
Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes. -- Oscar Wilde
Autism and seizures are the least known areas of illnesses. -- John Travolta
Children with Autism aren't missing. Instead, they are off making discoveries -- Jacob Barnett
Autism is defined by looking at behaviors. And everybody looks at behaviors differently. -- John Donvan
Autism is not a choice. Acceptance is. Imagine if the opposite was true. -- Stuart Duncan
Autism; It's not new just because you haven't heard of it until now. -- Stuart Duncan
My son has autism, and I founded the government relations department at Autism Speaks. -- Elizabeth Emken
Never underestimate someone with Autism, because there could be Brilliance struggling to get out. -- Stuart Duncan
It seems that for success in science or art, a dash of autism is essential. -- Hans Asperger
I never set out to be weird. It was always other people who called me weird. -- Frank Zappa
I see people with Asperger's syndrome as a bright thread in the rich tapestry of life. -- Tony Attwood
Autism is the filter through which all my other senses must pass, both input and output. -- Stuart Duncan
Autism is just the surface. What is inside each of us is what matters, autistic or not. -- Liz Becker
I have a long-standing relationship with Autism Speaks. I've been supporting them for many, many years now. -- Nikki Reed
William Stillman's Autism and the God Connection is a sensitive and illuminating work which could dramatically change how we view autism. -- Carol Bowman
Sometimes people say that kids with autism aren't capable of love. That's ridiculous. My son loves deeply. He's just doesn't communicate well. -- Claire LaZebnik
Autism doesn't have to define a person. Artists with autism are like anyone else: They define themselves through hard work and individuality. -- Adrienne Bailon
I know of nobody who is purely autistic, or purely neurotypical. Even God has some autistic moments, which is why the planets spin. -- Jerry Newport
Though Autism can be frightening and terribly demanding, it also comes with its vast share of superpowers that are unknown to the typical human. -- Andrea Suarez Paz
Autism is a complicated illness, and children with a variety of treatments and non-treatments show improvement over time, which is all to the good. -- Harvey V. Fineberg
Autism, like a rainbow, has a bright side and a dark side and even though it can mean rough weather, it can be beautiful! -- Stuart Duncan
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. -- Adrienne Bailon
Having a child with Autism can mess with your head: You feel like you can move mountains for them yet you're powerless at the same time. -- Stuart Duncan
Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by two main components: an inability to interact socially with other people with joint attention to understand other people's thoughts. -- Gerald Fischbach
Autism does exist on a spectrum, and there are so many manifestations of it, so many kinds of expressions of it. And every case is particular. -- Claire Danes
Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid. -- Albert Einstein
Autism's an important part of who I am, but I'm a college professor and an animal scientist first. And I wouldn't want to change 'cause I like the logical way I think. -- Temple Grandin
The idea that vaccines are a primary cause of autism is not as crackpot as some might wish. Autism's 60-fold rise in 30 years matches a tripling of the U.S. vaccine schedule. -- Jenny McCarthy
What would happen if the autism gene was eliminated from the gene pool? You would have a bunch of people standing around in a cave, chatting and socializing and not getting anything done. -- Temple Grandin
I think a brain can be made "more thinking" or made "more emotional." At what point does this become abnormal? Autism in its milder variants, I think, is part of normal human variation. -- Temple Grandin
Autism is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterized by social withdrawal, by repetitive behaviors and by some kind of focal attention in its classic form. Basically, it's an inability to relate to others. -- Harvey V. Fineberg
I have two young children with autism. What could they have ever done to deserve that? What kind of a God allows the innocent to suffer? It's a mystery. Yet still, I believe in God. -- Fred Melamed
William Stillman continues his fascinating exploration of the myriad connections between autism and human personality. The Soul of Autism makes a strong case for why we should embrace rather than fear the differences between us. -- Dean Hamer
It is my understanding that when you receive a Autism diagnosis for your child you have to accept it. If you don't you are only condemning yourself and your child to a life of frustrating misery. -- Unknown
A National Database on Autism Research is fostering sharing of data and collaborations. Scientists are also making great strides at the interface of biology and engineering with new technologies that are laying the groundwork for future advances. -- Thomas R. Insel
Autism currently affects one in 88 children in the U.S., and its prevalence continues to rise. That's why it's important to help organizations like Autism Speaks raise awareness and funds to support families and individuals impacted by it. -- Adrienne Bailon
Don't think that there's a different, better child 'hiding' behind the autism. This is your child. Love the child in front of you. Encourage his strengths, celebrate his quirks, and improve his weaknesses, the way you would with any child. -- Claire LaZebnik
When you take a drug to treat high blood pressure or diabetes, you have an objective test to measure blood pressure and the amount of sugar in the blood. It is straight-forward. With autism, you are looking for changes in behavior. -- Temple Grandin
Not Speaking has no reflection on what is being thought on the inside, being a non-verbal person with Autism in my early years I've come to value words, they shouldn't be wasted nor abused they should be cherished used positively and productively. -- Paul Isaacs
If you start using a medication in a person with autism, you should see an obvious improvement in behavior in a short period of time. If you do not see an obvious improvement, they probably should not be taking the stuff. It is that simple. -- Temple Grandin
Autism's a very big spectrum. At one end of the spectrum, Einstein would probably be labeled autistic, Steve Jobs, half of Silicon Valley, you know, Van Gogh. And at the other end of the spectrum, you got much more severe handicaps where they never learn to speak. -- Temple Grandin
We live in truly unbelievable times. Autism is an epidemic in most westerncountries, western governments are nothing more than corrupt corporations, and corporations areroutinely suppressing information regarding the toxicity of many common household items. The resultis that many people are unnecessarily suffering from easily preventable developmental problems,sickness and cancer. -- Steven Magee
My autism is a very mild form. It was diagnosed at the age of 25, partly because it wasn't diagnosable as a teenager (this is Asperger's syndrome, specifically). But there were certainly traits within that condition, within the autism spectrum in general, especially at the high functioning end, that I think are best looked at as pluses. -- Daniel Tammet
In an ideal world the scientist should find a method to prevent the most severe forms of autism but allow the milder forms to survive. After all, the really social people did not invent the first stone spear. It was probably invented by an Aspie who chipped away at rocks while the other people socialized around the campfire. Without autism traits we might still be living in caves. -- Temple Grandin
I've learned that every human being, with or without disabilities, needs to strive to do their best, and by striving for happiness you will arrive at happiness. For us, you see, having autism is normal-so we can't know for sure what your 'normal' is even like. But so long as we can learn to love ourselves, I'm not sure how much it matters whether we're normal or autistic. -- Naoki Higashida
Sometimes we forget about common sense. Autism is used too much as an excuse for bad behavior. -- Temple Grandin
What is missing from today's dialogue is the effect autism is having on families, our society and what the unknown factors are. The 300lb. gorilla in the room is that our children with autism today will soon become adults with autism. -- Jenny McCarthy
Parents of recovered children, and I've met hundreds, all share the same experience of doubters and deniers telling us our child must have never even had autism or that the recovery was simply nature's course. We all know better, and frankly we're too busy helping other parents to really care. -- Jenny McCarthy
The genetics of autism are real, but there are also environmental triggers. -- Elizabeth Emken
If you give us a safe vaccine, we'll use it. It shouldn't be polio versus autism. -- Jenny McCarthy
If you have autism in the family history, you still vaccinate. Delay it a bit, space them out. -- Temple Grandin
Schools connect children to their communities. Jobs connect adults to their societies. Persons with autism deserve to walk the same path. -- Ban Ki-moon
When enough people care about autism or diabetes or global warming, it helps everyone, even if only a tiny fraction actively participate. -- Seth Godin
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. -- Nikki Reed
The risks are far greater to your child of not getting immunized than any kind of speculative potential relationship between the vaccine and the development of autism. -- Irwin Redlener
To measure the success of our societies, we should examine how well those with different abilities, including persons with autism, are integrated as full and valued members. -- Ban Ki-moon
Who do you think made the first stone spears? The Asperger guy. If you were to get rid of all the autism genetics, there would be no more Silicon Valley. -- Temple Grandin
Without intervention today, the cost of care for adults with autism will be significantly greater and the burden will no longer lie with the parents, but on our entire society. -- Jenny McCarthy
The most important thing is to bring people with Parkinson's into our world and for the public to have a real understanding of it, as they're beginning to have with autism. -- Helen Mirren
By including children with different learning abilities in mainstream and specialized schools, we can change attitudes and promote respect. By creating suitable jobs for adults with autism, we integrate them into society. -- Ban Ki-moon
When our son's autism was diagnosed at the age of 2, there was no clear prognosis. We didn't even know if he'd ever learn to talk. But we found talented people to work with him and he improved, slowly at first and then more rapidly. -- Claire Scovell LaZebnik
I worked for a while as a teaching assistant while I was struggling. I really enjoyed it, working with kids with special needs, autism. It takes a hell of a lot of concentration, and you've got to focus on the child properly for seven hours a day. -- Joseph Mawle
Let's get into talking about how autism is similar animal behavior. The thing is I don't think in a language, and animals don't think in a language. It's sensory based thinking, thinking in pictures, thinking in smells, thinking in touches. It's putting these sensory based memories into categories. -- Temple Grandin
We can either continue to collectively stand on the sidelines and debate what is causing autism and if it is an epidemic or we can get on the field and start addressing the real problem - a generation of children with autism. We are not focusing enough on prevention, treatments and support services. -- Jenny McCarthy
Don't think that there's a different, better child 'hiding' behind the autism. This is your child. Love the child in front of you. Encourage his strengths, celebrate his quirks, and improve his weaknesses, the way you would with any child. You may have to work harder on some of this, but that's the goal. -- Claire Scovell LaZebnik
Mild autism can give you a genius like Einstein. If you have severe autism, you could remain nonverbal. You don't want people to be on the severe end of the spectrum. But if you got rid of all the autism genetics, you wouldn't have science or art. All you would have is a bunch of social 'yak yaks.' -- Temple Grandin
I actually think in some ways that it might be more challenging to be bipolar because it's so mercurial - it's so ever-changing. You can't get any traction. You can't build on a system. Whereas, somebody who has Asperger's, which is certainly a much more forgiving expression of autism, can create models for coping and build on them over time. -- Claire Danes
Together, we'll beat autism. -- Ted Lindsay
I have friends struggling with autism, juvenile diabetes. -- Nicole Ari Parker
autism is more like retina patterns than measles -- Naoki Higashida
Half of Silicon Valley's got a little bit of autism. -- Temple Grandin
One in 150 kids is autistic these days. The autism spectrum is growing. -- Luke Ford
If you've met one person with autism, you've met one person with autism. -- Stephen Shore
The worst thing you can do is nothing. (re: teaching children with autism) -- Temple Grandin
People think about autism as something with kids. Well, those kids grow up. -- Jason Katims
Without a doubt in my mind, I believe that vaccinations triggered Evan's autism. -- Jenny McCarthy
In fact, many children come to autism clinics early on with GI/bowel disturbances. -- Gerald Fischbach
I read a lot on autism, which is surprisingly and annoyingly a huge mystery. -- Andrea Suarez Paz
Heaven, for me, is one focused project - it's like a weird form of autism. -- Jon Krakauer
It is never too late to expand the mind of a person on the autism spectrum. -- Temple Grandin
I've always thought of myself as a cattle-handling specialist, a college professor first; autism is secondary. -- Temple Grandin
When teaching children with autism we must be quick to adapt, follow our instinct and go off plan. -- Adele Devine
I did want to acknowledge and confirm the fact that my son does, indeed, have an autism diagnosis. -- Jenny McCarthy
As a parent with a child with autism, its been really tough to experience your child having autism. -- Deron Williams
As a parent with a child with autism, it's been really tough to experience your child having autism. -- Deron Williams
Hugs may come less frequently from someone with autism but when they do, you know it means everything. -- Stuart Duncan
As a scientist leading a funding agency for autism research, I think of autism as a neurodevelopmental disorder. -- Thomas R. Insel
I've been interested in autism since I've known about it, which is more or less since I've been writing. -- William Gibson
There has never been a verified scientific report that chelation therapy, a gluten-free diet, or anything else can cure autism. -- Michael Specter
I think that the definition of autism is too broad. You got to remember, autism definition is a behavioral profiling. -- Temple Grandin
Never ask for someone's thoughts on autism unless you are prepared to hear a story that doesn't resemble your own. -- Stuart Duncan
My two little twin brothers have autism, so I grew up around it and misunderstood it for a long time. -- Keith Stanfield
People talk about curing autism. But if you got rid of all those traits, who's going to make the next computer? -- Temple Grandin
It's not just the child that has autism. It's the whole family that has autism. It's not a one person thing, -- Ted Lindsay
I look at autism like a bus accident, and you don't become cured from a bus accident, but you can recover. -- Jenny McCarthy
From a scientific standpoint, Aspergers and autism are one syndrome. Aspergers is part of the autism spectrum, not a separate disorder. -- Temple Grandin
What it boils down to is that parenting a child with autism is a difficult job; writing about it is far easier. -- Elizabeth Moon
There is neither a cure for nor a way to repair autism. There is no implant like there is for the deaf. -- Andrew Solomon
Those outside of autism need to understand this is an epidemic and we need more government funding, insurance coverage and education reform. -- Jenny McCarthy
There tends to be a lot of autism around the tech centers... when you concentrate the geeks, you're concentrating the autism genetics. -- Temple Grandin
Sometimes people say that kids with autism aren't capable of love. That's ridiculous. My son loves deeply. He just doesn't communicate well. -- Claire Scovell LaZebnik
Yes some people say ignorant things about autism but silencing them solves nothing. They need to be educated. That's how things change. -- Stuart Duncan
The recent medical controversy over whether vaccinations cause autism reveals a habit of human cognition"?thinking anecdotally comes naturally, whereas thinking scientifically does not. -- Michael Shermer
I've worked with tons of people that I know who are on the spectrum - but now I think severe autism has really increased. -- Temple Grandin
Then the dreaded words, Your child has autism. These words echo in their heads like a freight train blasting through their hopes and dreams. -- Dr. Linda Barboa
If you ask 99.9 percent of parents who have children with autism if we'd rather have the measles versus autism, we'd sign up for the measles. -- Jenny McCarthy
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 -- Nicholas Sparks
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. -- Stuart Duncan

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