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Inspirational Autism Quotes
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AutismIt means I miss what others catch, but I catch what others don’t.
While I don’t suffer from autism, I do have issues with the way you treat my condition.
“Autism is not contagious, but my smile is.”
“Autism … offers a chance for us to glimpse an awe-filled vision of the world that might otherwise pass us by.”
Dr. Colin Zimbleman
“If you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism.”
Dr. Stephen Mark Shore
April 2nd, World Day AutismAwareness Day. Every day should be World Awareness Day AutismDay of acceptance
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AutismIt is like a rainbow. It has both a bright side as well as a darker side. Each shade is equally important and beautiful.
Rosie Tennant Doran
QuotesThat Educate
If enough people care about global warming or autism, it can help everyone. Even if only a small fraction of them actively participate.
Seth Godin
“I’ve learned that every human being, with or without disabilities, needs to strive to do their best, and by striving for happiness you will arrive at happiness. For us, you see, having autism is normal—so we can’t know for sure what your ‘normal’ is even like. But so long as we can learn to love ourselves, I’m not sure how much it matters whether we’re normal or autistic.”
Naoki Higashida
“Children with autism develop all kinds of enthusiasms…perhaps focusing on one topic gives the child a sense of control, of predictability and security in a world that can be unpredictable and feel scary.”
Barry M. Prizant
“Some people with autism may not be able to speak or answer to their name, but they can still hear your words and feel your kindness.”
“We need to learn to accept and celebrate our differences. We must continue our research in Autism Spectrum Disorder in order to understand how we can best lend a helping hand.”
Alan Rosales
Do not tell autistic people that they are normal looking or foolhardy. This is not a compliment.
Siena Castellon
“Someone with Autism has taught me love needs no words.”
“AutismIt is like a rainbow. It has a bright side as well as a darker side. But every shade is important and beautiful.”
Rosie Tennant Doran
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Dr. Temple Grandin Quotes
If you’ve been in the world of autism for any time, the name Dr. Temple Grandin will have eventually come up. Dr. Grandin was a Boston native, born August 29, 1947. She was diagnosed as autistic at two years old, in 1950.
A diagnosis of autism at that time could have been considered a death sentence. Although her parents were tempted to place her in an institution, they chose not to. They raised her to become the remarkable woman she is today. She has worked in psychology and animal science as an adult.
She has been a leader in the autism community and has written many books.
These are some great autism quotes from Dr. Grandin.
“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.”
Dr. Temple Grandin
“My brain is like Google Images.”
Dr. Temple Grandin
“If I could snap my fingers and be nonautistic, I would not. Autism is part of what I am.”
Dr. Temple Grandin
“I am different. Not less.”
Dr. Temple Grandin
“Your child with autism has unlimited potential, just like everyone else.”
Dr. Temple Grandin
“I cannot emphasize enough the importance of a good teacher.”
Temple Grandin
“It is never too late to expand the mind of a person on the autism spectrum.”
Temple Grandin
“There needs to be a lot more emphasis on what a child CAN DO instead of what he can not do.”
Dr. Temple Grandin
Inspirational autism quotes for moms
Inspirational Autism QuotesBy Autistic Adults
There are so many great quotes about autism from famous people. These are our top picks for autistic adult quotes that have had an impact on acceptance of autism.
Shorter Quotes
“Autism makes you listen louder. It makes you pay attention to an emotional level as well as an intellectual level.”
Jace King
“We cry, we scream, we hit out and break things. But still, we don’t want you to give up on us. Please, keep battling alongside us.”
Naoki Higashida
“Autism can’t define me. I define autism.”
Kerry Magro
“Wanting to be free. I want to be me. To make people see. And accept the real me.”
Scott Lentine
“Everyone has a mountain to climb and autism has not been my mountain, it has been my opportunity for victory.”
Rachel Barcellona
“I don’t really understand why it’s considered normal to stare into someone’s eyeballs.”
John Elder Robison
Longer Quotes
“I might hit developmental and societal milestones in a different order than my peers, but I am able to accomplish these small victories on my own time.”
Haley Moss
“Our experiences are all unique. It is important to look for the beautiful, however. Recognize that there can be good and bad. These things are normal. But there is also good.”
Erin McKinney
“The difference between high-functioning and low-functioning is that high-functioning means your deficits are ignored, and low- functioning means your assets are ignored.”
Laura Tisoncik
“I also have Asperger’s but I can manage it. It wasn’t diagnosed until the early Eighties when my wife persuaded me to see a doctor. One of my symptoms included my obsession with ghosts and law enforcement — I carry around a police badge with me, for example. Hans Holzer, who is the greatest ghost hunter of all time, was my obsession. That’s when the idea of my film Ghostbusters was born.”
Dan Aykroyd
“Years before doctors informed me of my high-functioning autism and the disconnect it causes between person and language, I had to figure out the world as best I could. I was an outcast. The world was composed of words. But I thought and felt and sometimes dreamed in a private language of numbers.”
Daniel Tammet
Good QuotesMothers of children who are pregnant Autism
Parenting an autistic child can bring many challenges, but it also brings many joys. These motivational quotes for moms with autism will help you love and understand your child, even during the most difficult times.
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Shorter Quotes
“It takes a village to raise a child. It takes a child with autism to raise the consciousness of the village.”
Coach Elaine Hall
“Children with autism are colorful – they are often very beautiful and, like the rainbow, they stand out.”
Adele Devine
“If they can’t learn the way we teach, we teach the way they learn.”
O. Ivar Lovaas
Your child is still the same person they were before and after autism diagnosis. While your actions and lifestyles might change, your love for them will not.
Alicia Trautwein
“Autism is part of my child, it’s not everything he is. My child is so much more than a diagnosis.”
S.L. Coelho
“Even for parents of children that are not on the spectrum, there is no such thing as a normal child.”
Violet Stevens
“We have got to work on keeping these children engaged with the world.”
Temple Grandin
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“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
Longer Quotes
You worry about your child’s safety as a mom. But there are extra added layers of fears when you’re talking about a kid with autism or who has some special needs issue.
Holly Robinson Peete
“Don’t think that there’s a different, better child ‘hiding’ behind the autism. This is your child. You must love the child you see. Encourage his strengths, celebrate his quirks, and improve his weaknesses, the way you would with any child.”
Claire Scovell LaZebnik
“I believe that inside every person who is bullied there is a strength and a tenacity to survive. You don’t always know that this strength exists, but if you make it through those dark times, you become aware. YouYou can become a survivor. Your courage and spirit will overcome all the cruelty and hatred of your bullies. The one thing that I want to impart to children with autism is knowledge of their own inner strength and the belief that one day at a time, they, too, can get through this.”
Amy Gravino
“Patience, Patience, Patience. Try to see autism as an ability, not a disability. See past the limitations you might see and consider the gifts that autism has given to me. It may be true that I’m not good at eye contact or conversation, but have you noticed that I don’t lie, cheat at games, tattle on my classmates or pass judgment on other people? Also true that I probably won’t be the next Michael Jordan. With my ability to focus and attention to detail, I could be next Einstein. Or Mozart. Or Van Gogh”.
Ellen Notbohm
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