#understandautism

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“Do not fear people with Autism, embrace them, Do not spite people with Autism unite them, Do not deny people with Autism accept them for then their abilities will shine” ― Paul Isaacs

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“You know, everybody's ignorant, just on different subjects.” ― Will Rogers

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“Autists are the ultimate square pegs, and the problem with pounding a square peg into a round hole is not that the hammering is hard work. It's that you're destroying the peg.” ― Paul Collins

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“But the Beast was a good person...the Prince looked on the outside the way the Beast was on the inside. Sometimes people couldn't see the inside of the person unless they like the outside of a person. Because they hadn't learned to hear the music yet.” ― Karen Kingsbury, Unlocked    

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"Social thinking skills must be directly taught to children and adults with ASD. Doing so opens doors of social understandings in all areas of life." 

- Temple Grandin

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“Think of it: a disability is usually defined in terms of what is missing. … But autism … is as much about what is abundant as what is missing, an over-expression of the very traits that make our species unique.” ― Paul Collins, Not Even Wrong: Adventures in Autism    

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"If I did not have my work, I would not have my life." 

- Temple Grandin

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"I strongly recommend that students with autism get involved in special interest clubs in some of the areas they naturally excel at. Being with people who share your interests makes socializing easier."  

- Temple Grandin