“Autism is defined by looking at behaviors. And everybody looks at behaviors differently.” LooksBehaviorDefinedAutism Author:John Donvan
“Over the years, autism has almost been a diagnosis in the eye of the beholder, which allows for all kinds of arguments and dissension and theories and competing therapies to come into play.” YearsKindPlayEyeTheoryArgumentAll KindsTherapyAutismCompetingDiagnosisBeholderEye Of The BeholderDissension Author:John Donvan
“There are disagreements over whether autism is something that should be always and all the time embraced and celebrated as just a different way to be human, or whether autism sometimes can be really so debilitating to individuals that you want to do something to change those disabilities in them.” WayWantShouldHumansDifferentSometimesIndividualDifferent WaysDisabilityAutismDisagreement Author:John Donvan
“I don't sense that people are loving the adults the way they have learned to love kids, because the truth is, they're not going to be cute in the same as kids are. And they shouldn't have to be cute to deserve and merit our attention and support.” PeopleWayKidsAttentionSupportTruth IsAdultsDeserveCuteMeritKids Love Author:John Donvan
“My parents know that I have always been sort of a dark melodramatic kid, so they were never concerned.” KnowsKidsParentDarkConcerned Author:Matt Berninger
“I'm not saying I'm not a moody guy sometimes, but I think I have a pretty normal balance.” ThinkingSometimesGuyBalanceNormalMoody Author:Matt Berninger
“I love the idea of the teachings of Jesus Christ and the beautiful stories about it, which I loved in Sunday school and I collected all the little stickers and put them in my book. But the reality is that organised religion doesn't seem to work. It turns people into hateful lemmings and it's not really compassionate.” PeopleLittlesBookIdeasStoriesRealitySeemsSchoolBeautifulTurnsJesusChristTeachingJesus ChristSundayWorking ItCompassionateHatefulOrganisedStickerSunday SchoolLemmingsOrganised Religion Author:Elton John
“Music has got a community vibe to it that pulls people together, and those communities are different in different places.” PeopleDifferentTogetherCommunityDifferent Place Author:Matt Berninger
“Not all the songs are real events, but I do write about stuff that is close to my heart and it comes out one way or another.” WayWritingHeartRealSongStuffEventsMy HeartOne WayClose To My Heart Author:Matt Berninger
“I usually always think of characters and sometimes the characters are a little bit invented, so it's nice to give these invented, blurry, personas an actually name. It makes me get closer to them or something like that. But they're not all real, they're weird amalgamations of reality.” ThinkingGivingLittlesRealSometimesCharacterRealityNamesBitsNiceLittle BitPersonaBlurryAmalgamation Author:Matt Berninger