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" I am also a believer in an integrated treatment approach to autism. "

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" Language just gradually came in, one or two stressed words a time. Before then, I would just scream. I couldn't talk. I couldn't get my words out. So the only way I could tell someone what I wanted was to scream. If I didn't want to wear a hat, the only way I knew to communicate was screaming and throwing it on the floor. "

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" I'm a visual thinker, really bad at algebra. There's others that are a pattern thinker. These are the music and math minds. They think in patterns instead of pictures. Then there's another type that's not a visual thinker at all, and they're the ones that memorize all of the sports statistics, all of the weather statistics. "

" Some autistic children cannot stand the sound of certain voices. I have come across cases where teachers tell me that certain children have problems with their voice or another person's voice. This problem tends to be related to high-pitched ladies' voices. "

" There is a tremendous range of children with a PDD label. "

" Mild autism can give you a genius like Einstein. If you have severe autism, you could remain nonverbal. You don't want people to be on the severe end of the spectrum. But if you got rid of all the autism genetics, you wouldn't have science or art. All you would have is a bunch of social 'yak yaks.' "

" I was fascinated with optical illusions. "

" I like to cross the divide between the personal world and the scientific world. "

" I am much less autistic now, compared to when I was young. I remember some behaviors like picking carpet fuzz and watching spinning plates for hours. I didn't want to be touched. I couldn't shut out background noise. I didn't talk until I was about 4 years old. I screamed. I hummed. But as I grew up, I improved. "

" I've worked with tons of people that I know who are on the spectrum - but now I think severe autism has really increased. "

" Research has shown that a barren environment is much more damaging to baby animals than it is to adult animals. It does not hurt the adult animals the same way it damages babies. "

" I like to figure things out and solve problems. "

" It's much more work for the mother of an autistic child to have a job, because working with an autistic child is such a hassle until they go to school. "

" Who do you think made the first stone spears? The Asperger guy. If you were to get rid of all the autism genetics, there would be no more Silicon Valley. "

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" I get satisfaction out of seeing stuff that makes real change in the real world. We need a lot more of that and a lot less abstract stuff. "

" Pressure is calming to the nervous system. "

" And while we are on the subject of medication you always need to look at risk versus benefit. "

" The squeeze machine is not going to cure anybody, but it may help them relax; and a relaxed person will usually have better behavior. "

" 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. "

" The most important thing people did for me was to expose me to new things. "

" If you have autism in the family history, you still vaccinate. Delay it a bit, space them out. "

" I was expected to sit at the table, learn how to eat properly. "

" I can remember the frustration of not being able to talk. I knew what I wanted to say, but I could not get the words out, so I would just scream. "

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" Language for me narrates the pictures in my mind. "