Top 295 Autism Quotes & Sayings - Page 3
Explore popular Autism quotes.
Last updated on November 21, 2024.
I have a long-standing relationship with Autism Speaks. I've been supporting them for many, many years now.
I'm not a doctor or scientist. I'm just a mom. But I do think there's a genetic predisposition, and there are environmental triggers. I feel like that combination, in my child's case, is what resulted in autism.
Sometimes people say that kids with autism aren't capable of love. That's ridiculous. My son loves deeply. He just doesn't communicate well.
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.
Autism's an important part of who I am, but I'm a college professor and an animal scientist first. And I wouldn't want to change 'cause I like the logical way I think.
Though Autism can be frightening and terribly demanding, it also comes with its vast share of superpowers that are unknown to the typical human.
Over the years, autism has almost been a diagnosis in the eye of the beholder, which allows for all kinds of arguments and dissension and theories and competing therapies to come into play.
Having a child with Autism can mess with your head: You feel like you can move mountains for them yet you're powerless at the same time.
Schools connect children to their communities. Jobs connect adults to their societies. Persons with autism deserve to walk the same path.
Adults don't get nearly the attention and support the kids do, maybe because they're not as cute or because people forget that autism is lifelong. But it is.
Autism is a complicated illness, and children with a variety of treatments and non-treatments show improvement over time, which is all to the good.
What makes autism different is the history of neglect into the disorder. It's remained such a mystery that science has been very slow to address it.
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.
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.
Some people with autism who don't talk, all they hear are vowel sounds. Like if I said 'cup,' they might just hear 'uh.'
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.
Autism spectrum disorders are linked to other problems: Most of the people we see in our Asperger clinic for adults also suffer from clinical levels of depression.
Those outside of autism need to understand this is an epidemic and we need more government funding, insurance coverage and education reform.
Yes some people say ignorant things about autism but silencing them solves nothing. They need to be educated. That's how things change.
There has never been a verified scientific report that chelation therapy, a gluten-free diet, or anything else can cure autism.
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.
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.
People talk about curing autism. But if you got rid of all those traits, who's going to make the next computer?
We need our children in Jamaica - especially those suffering with dyslexia, autism, cerebral palsy - to get more attention.
We're very interested in helping individuals on the autism spectrum cope and learn about social interactions and regulating emotions.
The important thing is to bring people with Parkinson's into our world and for the public to have a real understanding of it, as they've beginning to have with autism.
It seems you can ask any friend, any relative, and they'll be able to tell you about someone they know with autism.
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.
The truth can finally be told: Donald Trump's autism was caused by a vaccination that went terribly wrong; this explains why he can't relate to other people.
I am fairly certain that our budget deficit was not caused by children with autism or 90-year-old grannies in nursing homes, so why take it out on them by cutting services?
When enough people care about autism or diabetes or global warming, it helps everyone, even if only a tiny fraction actively participate.
I believe there is a reason such as autism, severe manic-depression, and schizophrenia remain in our gene pool even though there is much suffering as a result.
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.
People think about autism as something with kids. Well, those kids grow up.
Autism is defined by looking at behaviors. And everybody looks at behaviors differently.
My mom was a special-needs teacher for many years, so I knew her students. And one of my best friends from when I was growing up is a teacher for kids with autism now.
Autism, like a rainbow, has a bright side and a dark side and even though it can mean rough weather, it can be beautiful!
Autism typically means a person may not be fully aware of the consequences of their actions, or understand the consequences of their behaviour on others.
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.
There's no black and white dividing line between a mild Aspergers, which is the mild autism, and computer engineer, for example.
What causes autism? As far as we know in 2013, there is no single gene or single environmental factor that accounts for the more than 1 million Americans with ASDs.
Even fictional characters sometimes receive unwarranted medical opinions. Doctors have diagnosed Ebenezer Scrooge with OCD, Sherlock Holmes with autism, and Darth Vader with borderline personality disorder.
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.
A friend of mine works for Autism Speaks. It's an amazing cause that is making a real difference in the lives of so many people.
People with autism are extremely good at working... in a scripted environment, because that's how they live their lives a lot of the time.
The most important thing is to bring people with Parkinson's into our world and for the public to have a real understanding of it, as they're beginning to have with autism.
The risks are far greater to your child of not getting immunized than any kind of speculative potential relationship between the vaccine and the development of autism.
Being a typical teenager isn't easy. When you have autism, it can be extra difficult. We need more public awareness about these hurdles as well as compassion towards these young people.
Often autism is portrayed in the media as a very negative condition, as something that prevents somebody from communicating or from socializing or from being able to have any kind of normal, happy life.
Let me see if I can put this in scientific terms: Think of autism like a fart, and vaccines are the finger you pull to make it happen.
An art project, a hands-on science experiment, or a special field trip can transcend textbooks and flash cards. No one knows this better than those teaching students with autism.
I do not suffer from Autism, but I do suffer from the way you treat me.
Despite amazing advances in fertility to help older women get pregnant, the complications, increased chances of autism, and chromosomal abnormalities are significant considerations.
The truth is, there is no link between vaccines and autism. Vaccines are incredibly important.
Autism is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterized by social withdrawal, by repetitive behaviors and by some kind of focal attention in its classic form. Basically, it's an inability to relate to others.
Having two children with autism, it makes you really think about how we do relate to each other.
Sometimes people say that kids with autism aren't capable of love. That's ridiculous. My son loves deeply. He's just doesn't communicate well.
It may be true in the case of autism that if you start off with a deficit in terms of empathy or mind reading, you've just got more time to devote to understanding the world by systemizing.
A lot of the hallmark behaviors of autism - flat affect, stimming, not looking someone in the eye - could very easily be misinterpreted as signs of guilt.
One big question that's come up is: Has autism increased on the mild side of things? I don't think so - they've always been here. Some of this is increased detection.