I believe there is a reason such as autism, severe manic-depression, and schizophrenia remain in our gene pool even though there is much suffering as a result.

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 don’t want my thoughts to die with me, I want to have done something. I’m not interested in power, or piles of money. I want to leave something behind. I want to make a positive contribution - know that my life has meaning.

If I could snap my fingers and be nonautistic, I would not. Autism is part of what I am.

Neurotypical people seem to think and feel that it's okay to be rigid as long as their ideas are shared by enough people.

When something is "all in your mind," people tend to think that it's willful, that it's something you could control if only you tried harder or if you had been trained differently. I'm hoping that the newfound certainty that autism is in your brain and in your genes will affect public attitudes.

The world needs all types of minds.

The worst thing you can do is nothing. (re: teaching children with autism)

My Advice is: You always have to keep persevering.