Quotes by Autism If you ask 99.9 percent of parents who have children with autism if we'd rather have the measles versus autism, we'd sign up for the measles. Jenny McCarthy autism parent children What is missing from today's dialogue is the effect autism is having on families, our society and what the unknown factors are. The 300lb. gorilla in the room is that our children with autism today will soon become adults with autism. Jenny McCarthy autism missing children Let me see if I can put this in scientific terms: Think of autism like a fart, and vaccines are the finger you pull to make it happen. Jenny McCarthy autism vaccines thinking Those outside of autism need to understand this is an epidemic and we need more government funding, insurance coverage and education reform. Jenny McCarthy autism epidemics government Information on how to heal autism and how to possibly delay vaccines or prevent autism shouldn't come from me. It should come from the medical establishment. Jenny McCarthy delay autism vaccines The reason why [the medical community] is reluctant to talk about it is because there's such a huge business in pharmaceuticals. Jenny McCarthy autism community reason-why Without a doubt in my mind, I believe that vaccinations triggered Evan's autism. Jenny McCarthy autism doubt believe 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 aspergers autism moments I hope everyone can examine what is the most important relationship in life - the relationship between parent and child. Jet Li important-relationships autism children Autism isn't something a person has, or a shell that a person is trapped inside. There's no normal child hidden behind the autism. Autism is a way of being. It is pervasive; it colors every experience, every sensation, perception, thought, emotion and encounter - every aspect of existence. It is not possible to separate the autism from the person – and if it were possible, the person you'd have left would not be the same person you started with. Jim Sinclair autism color children This is what we know, when you tell us of your fondest hopes and dreams for us: that your greatest wish is that one day we will cease to be, and strangers you can love will move in behind our faces. Jim Sinclair autism dream moving Autism is defined by looking at behaviors. And everybody looks at behaviors differently. John Donvan autism behavior looks There are disagreements over whether autism is something that should be always and all the time embraced and celebrated as just a different way to be human, or whether autism sometimes can be really so debilitating to individuals that you want to do something to change those disabilities in them. John Donvan autism different want And now I know it is perfectly natural for me not to look at someone when I talk. Those of us with Asperger's are just not comfortable doing it. In fact, I don'treally understand why it's considered normal to stare at someone's eyeballs. John Elder Robison aspergers autism looks A lot of the hallmark behaviors of autism - flat affect, stimming, not looking someone in the eye - could very easily be misinterpreted as signs of guilt. Jodi Picoult autism guilt eye Autism and seizures are the least known areas of illnesses. John Travolta autism illness areas Heaven, for me, is one focused project - it's like a weird form of autism. Jon Krakauer autism projects heaven I can only imagine how difficult it must be for someone facing racial or social prejudices to add autism to their list of struggles. It might be less stressful and at times, easier, to ignore the autism. Liane Holliday Willey autism prejudice struggle One in 150 kids is autistic these days. The autism spectrum is growing. Luke Ford autism growing kids I deliver babies for a living. I have certainly delivered more than 150 children in my lifetime, yet I'm always puzzled when I hear that one of those children I delivered has autism. Manny Alvarez autism baby children «123456789»