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

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I think that autistic brains tend to be specialized brains. Autistic people tend to be less social. It takes a ton of processor space in the brain to have all the social circuits.

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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.'

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People are always looking for the single magic bullet that will totally change everything. There is no single magic bullet.

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

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Some teachers just have a knack for working with autistic children. Other teachers do not have it.

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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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Autism is part of who I am.

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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.

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

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Educator

Born: August 29th, 1947

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