Quotes by Autism Savant syndrome is not a disorder in the same way as autism is a disorder or dementia is a disorder. Savant syndrome are some conditions that are superimposed and grafted on to some underlying disability. So savant syndrome is not a disease or disorder in and of itself. It is a collection of characteristics, or symptoms, or behaviors that have grafted on to the underlying disability. Darold Treffert autism disease way Parents don't particularly care whether it's early infantile autism or whatever label the clinicians have put on it. All they want is treatment, and they want what's best for their child, whatever that is. And when it comes to treatment, it may be that there's much more shared interventions that don't make any difference what label we're putting on it. Darold Treffert autism differences children I think that if I could do any sort of research of autism that I wanted to do, at this point I would take a sample of classic, early infantile autism persons and compare them with what I call "classic late onset autism", individuals. I think we will find that the cause of those youngsters with autism who have autism from birth is probably different than those who have late onset autism. Darold Treffert autism different thinking I think one of the problems with the definition of autism is we keep expanding it. It started as "early infantile autism", and then it became "autism", and now it's "autism spectrum disorder". I'm not opposed to that from the standpoint of trying to broaden our vistas, and so forth. But from a research point of view, the term autism is lost in specificity. Darold Treffert autism views thinking Savant syndrome and autism, I think, are not disorders of brain structure, but they're disorders of brain function. Darold Treffert autism brain thinking When we come to research, if we want to find out the cause of autism, we're going to have to be much more specific, and that's why when it comes to research, I'm fairly strict with respect to criteria. When it comes to treatment, I'm much more open to not making that differentiation. Darold Treffert differentiation autism research The narrower we define autism, and the more strictly we control for particular behaviors, the more likely we are to find what I think are the subgroups of autism. Darold Treffert autism behavior thinking I have a fairly strict definition of early infantile autism. That is not to say that people who don't meet that classic description don't have autism, but we might do well to narrow our definitions, and our samples, down to groups that are very similar, because I think you're more likely to find the cause. Darold Treffert autism people thinking William Stillman continues his fascinating exploration of the myriad connections between autism and human personality. The Soul of Autism makes a strong case for why we should embrace rather than fear the differences between us. Dean Hamer autism differences strong As a parent with a child with autism, its been really tough to experience your child having autism. Deron Williams autism parent children The Flutie Bowl is a great event that brings together people who really care about the autism community. We always have a great time bowling and playing music. Doug Flutie autism community people If you Google some sites about the link between vaccines and autism, you can very quickly find that Google is repeating back to you your view about whether that link exists and not what scientists know, which is that there isn't a link between vaccines and autism. It's a feedback loop that's invisible. Eli Pariser autism vaccines views The genetics of autism are real, but there are also environmental triggers. Elizabeth Emken environmental autism real My son has autism, and I founded the government relations department at Autism Speaks. Elizabeth Emken autism government son I did not mean to suggest that autism could be traced to Neanderthal genes. The point is that some genes that have been implicated in autism changed pretty significantly between the time Neanderthal line and human line split. Elizabeth Kolbert neanderthals autism mean Normal' is a dryer setting. Elizabeth Moon dryers autism normal I like it that order exists somewhere even if it shatters near me. Elizabeth Moon autism life order I volunteered at UCLA's occupational therapy ward, where there are lots of kids with autism and emotional problems. I just wanted to prove to myself that I could not break down and cry at everything, and that I could just help somebody else. The one thing I really remember was that when we would take them out of the hospital for a walk around campus, they would freak out the most when we were waiting for the elevator. I remember the guy at the elevator said to himself, "Transitions are the hardest." And I said to myself, "Transitions are always the hardest." Fiona Apple autism emotional kids Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable. Franz Kafka autism freedom inspiring 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 being-different autism mean «123456789»
