Animals do have emotion. But fear tends to be one of the most primal emotions.

There needs to be a lot more emphasis on what a child CAN do, instead of what he cannot do.

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.

I am different, not less

The world needs different kinds of minds to work together.

The thing about being autistic is that you gradually get less and less autistic, because you keep learning, you keep learning how to behave. It's like being in a play; I'm always in a play.

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.

Nature is cruel but we don't have to be

I can remember the frustration of not being able to talk. I knew what I wanted to say, but I could not get the words out, so I would just scream.

I had people in my life who didn't give up on me: my mother, my aunt, my science teacher. I had one-on-one speech therapy. I had a nanny who spent all day playing turn-taking games with me.

People talk about curing autism. But if you got rid of all those traits, who's going to make the next computer?

It's a Christmas miracle. I had no tree. Now I have a forest.

It is better to win by the power of love than by the power of might.

Explore your special skills.

The truth is that we all live by leaving behind

I never know how much of what I say is true.

I never yet have known the Spirit of God to work where the Lord's people were divided.

Each life creates endless ripples.

Getting away from being 'a good girl' is important because it's impossible to be a 'good girl' and a writer at the same time.

I have a bad memory for facts.

Invention is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration.