«Autism»

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 strongly recommend that students with autism get involved in special interest clubs in some of the areas they naturally excel at. Being with people who share your interests makes socializing easier.

Temple Grandin

We have got to work on keeping these children engaged with the world.

Temple Grandin

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

The most important thing people did for me was to expose me to new things.

Temple Grandin

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 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.

Temple Grandin

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

When enough people care about autism or diabetes or global warming, it helps everyone, even if only a tiny fraction actively participate.

Seth Godin

It is never too late to expand the mind of a person on the autism spectrum.

Temple Grandin

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

Autism is a neurological disorder. It’s not caused by bad parenting. It’s caused by, you know, abnormal development in the brain. The emotional circuits in the brain are abnormal. And there also are differences in the white matter, which is the brain’s computer cables that hook up the different brain departments.

Temple Grandin

My Advice is: You always have to keep persevering.

Temple Grandin

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

Temple Grandin

If I did not have my work, I would not have my life.

Temple Grandin

Autism is part of who I am.

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

Social thinking skills must be directly taught to children and adults with ASD. Doing so opens doors of social understandings in all areas of life.

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

Hope is the greatest thing for moms of autism. Hope is what gets us out of bed in the morning. I’m on a mission to tell parents that there is a way.

Jenny McCarthy

I cannot emphasize enough the importance of a good teacher.

Temple Grandin

I think we use a lot of words and labels when trying to describe people: ones with autism, ones without autism. In general, I think that labeling people is a major issue, and people don’t understand the power of language.

Nikki Reed

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

I treasure my meetings with individuals affected by autism - parents, children, teachers and friends. Their strength is inspiring. They deserve all possible opportunities for education, employment and integration.

Ban Ki-moon

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

What is important is to treat everyone like an individual and learning not to generalize autism. With autism, people make assumptions, but it’s very broad, and everyone’s so different. You have to treat each person as an individual.

Nikki Reed

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

I look at autism like a bus accident, and you don’t become cured from a bus accident, but you can recover.

Jenny McCarthy