Quotes tagged ‘Autism’

(15 total)

“MMS defenders point to the lack of recorded deaths as evidence of its safety, but that’s part of the problem.”

“Pixar short 'Loop' is the story of a 13-year-old nonverbal girl with autism who makes a new friend while canoeing.”

— Madison Vanderberg , Scary Mommy , scarymommy.com

“When I’m really interested in something, I get super-focused on that. And I can spend hours upon hours not getting tired of reading about it and still be interested to learn more about it. And that is very common for people on the autism spectrum. And yeah, and it just—I think that was one of the re…”

— Greta Thunberg, democracynow.org

“If I would have been normal like everyone else, I could just continue like everyone else. And get stuck in the social game, and just continue like before. But since I was different, I see the world from a different perspective, I see things very black and white.”

— Greta Thunberg, ft.com

“I spend a lot of time wondering how to be a good mother when there’s no textbook for scenarios like this. All I can do that’s tangible is write down how I feel.”

— Eileen Lamb, refinery29.com

“Yes, he has autism, but he also has savant syndrome - genius-level skills in several areas. He has almost perfect recall. He has spatial intelligence. And he sees things and analyzes things in ways that... that are just remarkable.”

— David Shore, Dr. Aaron Glassman, Richard Schiff, imdb.com

“Autism, a mental condition characterized by difficulty in communicating and using language and abstract concepts. That's the definition. Does it sound like I'm describing a surgeon?”

— David Shore, Dr. Marcus Andrews, Hill Harper, imdb.com

“We spend our lives trying desperately to fit in without ever fitting in, watching through a sheet of glass as our peers understand one another and all the social rules, as if by osmosis.”

— Nicky Clark, inews.co.uk

“Queerness and autism are both marginalized identities that make navigating society difficult; thus, I crave companionship and solidarity in both communities. In order to do this, I need queer spaces that are more accessible to autistic people.”

— Chrysanthe Tan, them.us

“Documented examples include high-functioning autistics who collect child porn to pretend to plan a school shooting. They know that there's power in those images and those actions, but for them, there's no paraphilia behind it. They don't derive pleasure from it. What I don't see is someone who's int…”

— Erica Messer, Breen Frazier, Dr. Spencer Reid, Matthew Gray Gubler, imdb.com

“Dr. Spencer Reid: Braden certainly would be vulnerable. Unlike classic autism, language ability is intact in people with Asperger's. They appear to lack empathy and have trouble reading social cues. Albert Einstein supposedly had it, as do some well-known Silicon Valley types. Alex Blake: Well, how…”

— Sharon Lee Watson, Dr. Spencer Reid, Matthew Gray Gubler, imdb.com

“While autism is a developmental disorder, sometimes a devastating one, there is always within the autism a unique and sometimes strangely gifted individual. The great psychoanalyst Winicott used to feel that there was something like a tulip in every person and this was their essence and that this in…”

— Oliver Sacks, en.wikiquote.org

“In an ideal world the scientist should find a method to prevent the most severe forms of autism but allow the milder forms to survive. After all, the really social people did not invent the first stone spear. It was probably invented by an Aspie who chipped away at rocks while the other people socia…”

— Temple Grandin, amazon.com

“They may ask why nature or God created such horrible conditions as autism, manic depression, and schizophrenia. However, if the genes that caused these conditions were eliminated there might be a terrible price to pay.”

— Temple Grandin, en.wikiquote.org

“If by some magic, autism had been eradicated from the face of the earth, then men would still be socializing in front of a wood fire at the entrance to a cave.”

— Temple Grandin, amazon.com