Darcy Schiller

“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.”
― Temple Grandin, The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism & Asperger's

“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 socialized around the campfire. Without autism traits we might still be living in caves.”
― Temple Grandin, Thinking in Pictures, Expanded Edition: My Life with Autism

“If I could snap my fingers and be nonautistic, I would not. Autism is part of what I am.”
― Temple Grandin

“The Internet may be the best thing yet for improving an autistic person’s social life.”
― Temple Grandin, Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism