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" My mind works like Google for images. You put in a key word; it brings up pictures. "

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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. "

" My problems are sort of more on a nuisance level. I can't stand scratchy clothes, I've got to have soft kinds of cotton against my skin, and I don't know why some 100% cotton t-shirts itch and others don't; it has something to do with the weave. "

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

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

" Some children may need a behavioral approach, whereas other children may need a sensory approach. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" You have got to keep autistic children engaged with the world. You cannot let them tune out. "

" 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. "

" I'm a visual thinker, not a language-based thinker. My brain is like Google Images. "

" One big question that's come up is: Has autism increased on the mild side of things? I don't think so - they've always been here. Some of this is increased detection. "

" I cannot emphasize enough the importance of a good teacher. "

" I obtain great satisfaction out of using my intellect. "

" When I was in high school and college, I thought everybody could think in pictures. And my first inkling to my thinking was even different was when I was in college and I read an article about, you know, some scientist said that the caveman could not have designed tools until they had language. "

" I was so afraid to go out west to my aunt's ranch. But the only choice my mother gave me was to go for two weeks or all summer. I wound up staying all summer. And that's where I learned about cattle. I could relate to their behavior, their fears. "

" From a scientific standpoint, Aspergers and autism are one syndrome. Aspergers is part of the autism spectrum, not a separate disorder. "

" The thing about being autistic is that you gradually get less and less autistic, because you keep learning, you keep learning how to behave. It's like being in a play; I'm always in a play. "

" It's very important for the parents of young autistic children to encourage them to talk, or for those that don't talk, to give them a way of communicating, like a picture board, where they can point to a glass of milk, or a jacket if they're cold, or the bathroom. "

" I had people in my life who didn't give up on me: my mother, my aunt, my science teacher. I had one-on-one speech therapy. I had a nanny who spent all day playing turn-taking games with me. "

" We have got to work on keeping these children engaged with the world. "

" I would not be here now if I did not have anti-depressants. "

" My grandfather was an engineer who invented the automatic pilot for airplanes. "

" Autism is an extremely variable disorder. "

" I think the core criterion is the social awkwardness, but the sensory issues are a serious problem in many, many cases of autism, and they make it impossible to operate in the environment where you're supposed to be social. "

" I know a number of autistic adults that are doing extremely well on Prozac. "