“I love music. It sets everything in me alive. Every hair stands out on end. I feel like there's a box in my heart, a secret, hidden part of myself. I keep so many things locked inside that box so that no one else will ever see. And when I listen to music, alone in my room with my giant headphones on, the box flies open and all of the colours spill out and somehow merge with the music. I love the feeling. All of my masking and my reservations leave and the hidden parts of my soul come out.” MusicEmotionsAutismMasking Book:Show Us Who You Are Source: Show Us Who You Are
“Grown ups aren't supposed to lose it,' Adrien says coldly, throwing the stick with such force that Cerby flinches before diving after it. 'They're supposed to have it together.” EmotionsAdults Book:Show Us Who You Are Source: Show Us Who You Are
“My Grandpa always said, people like me in the past might not have been the most sociable. Or the chattiest. But while everyone else was around the fireplace gossiping, we were out finding electricity. That's what my autism is. It's a kind of spark. It's like sharks, you see.” LoveLightPassionEmotionsOnenessSparksExperiences Book:A Kind of Spark Source: A Kind of Spark