I have two young children with autism. What could they have ever done to deserve that? What kind of a God allows the innocent to suffer? It's a mystery. Yet still, I believe in God.
Autism is the fastest growing developmental disability in our nation.
Autism is an extremely variable disorder.
I have a condition called Aspergers Syndrome, which is like a mild form of autism It means I don't interact properly in certain social situations.
I am also a believer in an integrated treatment approach to autism.
If you start using a medication in a person with autism, you should see an obvious improvement in behavior in a short period of time. If you do not see an obvious improvement, they probably should not be taking the stuff. It is that simple.
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.
When you take a drug to treat high blood pressure or diabetes, you have an objective test to measure blood pressure and the amount of sugar in the blood. It is straight-forward. With autism, you are looking for changes in behavior.
One out of six women are toxic with mercury. Mercury comes out of coal plants and chlorine plants. I am toxic, I deal with symptoms, children are born with, you know, autism - there is an epidemic in this country. This is like, the air that we breath.
It seems that for success in science or art, a dash of autism is essential.
Not everything that steps out of line, and thus "abnormal", must necessarily be "inferior".
I do not suffer from Autism, but I do suffer from the way you treat me.
I see people with Asperger's syndrome as a bright thread in the rich tapestry of life.
Asperger's syndrome has probably been an important and valuable characteristic of our species throughout evolution.
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.
Research demonstrates that autistic traits are distributed into the non-autistic population; some people have more of them, some have fewer. History suggests that many individuals whom we would today diagnose as autistic - some severely so - contributed profoundly to our art, our math, our science, and our literature.
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.
I know of nobody who is purely autistic, or purely neurotypical. Even God has some autistic moments, which is why the planets spin.
If they can't learn the way we teach, we teach the way they learn.
If I could snap my fingers and be nonautistic, I would not. Autism is part of what I am.
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