I am a big believer in early intervention.

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?

I earn the magic of words by writing.I learn the myth of worlds by imagining.

To live by worry is to live against reality

90% of what we do daily is not what we think, it's just driven by our desires and not potentials.

Gratitude is the heart of humility, and humility is the path to peace, love, and understanding.

True thinking brings a good life!

How many dragons does a girl have to slay to get some respect around here?

We are more and more into technology. Everything is texting, and everything is instant. Flowers are completely impractical as a method of communication when you could just send a text.

If you don't know your own value, somebody will tell you your value, and it'll be less than you're worth.

When you reach that kind of successful pinnacle, it is the nature of the business and the press and everything that they go about tearing you down.