I know a number of autistic adults that are doing extremely well on Prozac.

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?

Ummmm hi" and my broken heart twitches in an attempt to start beating again

I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod.

Like flowers scattered in a storm, a man's life is a long farewell.

It is a disgraceful thing to be ignorant.

I'm hoping to develop a lot of graphic novels and television shows and films and animation. I've got my hands in a lot of different things!

I don't eat green things, no vegetables.

I've spent my life cultivating knowledge of myself. But the more I know myself, the more utterly mysterious I become.

I used to think that having lots of friends meant that you were happy. That's really not true. Having the right friends means that you're happy.

Use the Internet to get off the Internet!

Bodies of holy men and women exude Miraculous oil, odour of violet. But under heavy loads of trampled clay Lie bodies of the vampires full of blood; Their shrouds are bloody and their lips are wet.