#autism

How very scared I was of everything, and in the end how very scared I was of her. This woman I knew, and did not know, and loved. ↗

— James Christie

#autism #buffy-the-vampire-slayer #drusilla #juliet-landau #rain-man

I attended a symposium, an event named after a fifth century (B.C.) Athenian drinking party in which nonnerds talked about love; alas, there was no drinking, and mercifully, nobody talked about love. ↗

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

#autism #modernity #nerd #nerdiness #nerds

I myself am opaque, for some reason. Their eyes cannot see me. Yes, that's it: The world is autistic with respect to me. ↗

— Anne Nesbet

#autism #fitting-in #respect

Autists are the ultimate square pegs, and the problem with pounding a square peg into a round hole is not that the hammering is hard work. It's that you're destroying the peg. ↗

— Paul Collins

#individuality #hard-work

Autism is a neurological disorder. It's not caused by bad parenting. It's caused by, you know, abnormal development in the brain. The emotional circuits in the brain are abnormal. And there also are differences in the white matter, which is the brain's computer cables that hook up the different brain departments. ↗

— Temple Grandin

#also #autism #bad #brain #cables

If you start using a medication in a person with autism, you should see an obvious improvement in behavior in a short period of time. If you do not see an obvious improvement, they probably should not be taking the stuff. It is that simple. ↗

— Temple Grandin

#behavior #improvement #medication #obvious #period

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. ↗

— Gary Numan

#called #certain #condition #form #i

My little brother is autistic, so I would love to be involved in a charity for autism, but I haven't found the right one yet. ↗

— Nikki Reed

#autistic #brother #charity #found #haven

I know of nobody who is purely autistic, or purely neurotypical. Even God has some autistic moments, which is why the planets spin. ↗

— Jerry Newport

#life

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

#autism #socialism