Autistic Girl Quotes

“Should I hug her? Pet her head? Kick her? Why is she looking at me like how I look at shepherd's pie?”
― I.O. Scheffer, Fearghus Academy: Precarious Gems

“He’s wearing a T-shirt for the first time, answering thatquestion I had when we met. It’s not muscle filling out Max’s clothes; he’s just chubby. It looks good on him either way. The thought feels bizarrely out of place after everything that happened today.
I’ve rehearsed what to tell him. Last year, a friend of my aunt’s died, and Iris and Dad coached me on what to say. I copy it almost word for word. “Max, I didn’t know your sister well. But she was nice to me. I’m very sorry for your loss.” I hold his gaze for a second.”
― Corinne Duyvis, On the Edge of Gone