People wouldn’t have become who we are today if we hadn’t coevolved with dogs.

There needs to be a lot more emphasis on what a child CAN do, instead of what he cannot do.

What would happen if the autism gene was eliminated from the gene pool? You would have a bunch of people standing around in a cave, chatting and socializing and not getting anything done.

I am different, not less

The world needs different kinds of minds to work together.

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.

If you have a 2 or 3 year old who is not talking, you must start an early intervention program. The worst thing you can do with an autistic 3 year old is to do nothing.

Nature is cruel but we don't have to be

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.

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.

People talk about curing autism. But if you got rid of all those traits, who's going to make the next computer?

Racing is about discipline and intelligence, not about who has the heavier foot. The one who drives smart will always win in the end.

Well, well, well, " said Aitch Dee, his arms folded across his chest. "Well, well, well, well, " replied Pavel, not to be out welled.

Secrets have a cost, they are not for free.

I would tell them that when you look at a person, you never know what the're hiding.

Don't save up love like you're trying to retire on it; give it away like you're made of it.

[ Felicia Day] is really figured it all out, and it was impressive. It was nothing like our set, because her set was like working on a real film.

Brotherhood is not so wild a dream as those, who profit by postponing it, pretend.

When I was young, when I started to write, we were totally convinced that literature was a kind of weapon.

How often a mother initiates a conversation with her child is not predictive of the language outcomes - what matters is, if the infant initiates, whether the mom responds.

[One] who is healthy in body, resourceful in soul and of a readily teachable nature.