I think that the definition of autism is too broad. You got to remember, autism definition is a behavioral profiling.

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?

Nobody will walk the entire journey with you. Their roads do diverge, so does yours.

Time is a currency you can only spend once, so be careful how you spend it.

You’ve always been a stormYour lightning mouthElectrifies my heart

But I know that for every good thing that comes along, there is always a cost.

If I grow a business to its capacity, I will sell it the next day.

Sleep seems to hammer out for me the logical conclusions of my vague days, and offer them to me as dreams.

Please take a long, hard look at your textbook, cause I'm history

It was one of the occasions when Lymond asleep wrecked the peace of mind of more people than Lymond awake.

He is happiest who hath power to gather wisdom from a flower.

Don't settle for a relationship that won't let you be yourself.