“Autism: Where the "randomness of life" collides and clashes with an individual"s need for the sameness~”
― The Girl Who Spoke with Pictures: Autism Through Art
― The Girl Who Spoke with Pictures: Autism Through Art
“Through the blur, I wondered if I was alone or if other parents felt the same way I did - that everything involving our children was painful in some way. The emotions, whether they were joy, sorrow, love or pride, were so deep and sharp that in the end they left you raw, exposed and yes, in pain. The human heart was not designed to beat outside the human body and yet, each child represented just that - a parent's heart bared, beating forever outside its chest.”
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“Think of it: a disability is usually defined in terms of what is missing. … But autism … is as much about what is abundant as what is missing, an over-expression of the very traits that make our species unique.”
― Not Even Wrong: Adventures in Autism
― Not Even Wrong: Adventures in Autism
“I like it that order exists somewhere even if it shatters near me.”
― The Speed of Dark
― The Speed of Dark
“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.”
― The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism & Asperger's
You would have a bunch of people standing around in a cave, chatting and socializing and not getting anything done.”
― The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism & Asperger's
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