“Compared to the challenges or raising an autistic child, weightlifting is a relief.” ChildrenChallengesReliefAutisticWeightliftingAutistic Children Author:Melanie Roach
“People are always looking for the single magic bullet that will totally change everything. There is no single magic bullet.” PeopleMagicBulletsDodging BulletsAutistic Children Author:Temple Grandin
“You have got to keep autistic children engaged with the world. You cannot let them tune out.” WorldChildrenEngagedTunesEngagementAutisticAutistic Children Author:Temple Grandin
“I use my mind to solve problems and invent things.” MindUseProblemExcellenceSolveAutistic Children Author:Temple Grandin
“Some teachers just have a knack for working with autistic children. Other teachers do not have it.” ChildrenTeacherAutisticKnackAutistic Children Author:Temple Grandin
“Some autistic children cannot stand the sound of certain voices. I have come across cases where teachers tell me that certain children have problems with their voice or another person's voice. This problem tends to be related to high-pitched ladies' voices.” ChildrenPersonsProblemCertainSoundVoiceCasesTeacherRelatedAutisticAutistic Children Author:Temple Grandin
“It's very important for the parents of young autistic children to encourage them to talk, or for those that don't talk, to give them a way of communicating, like a picture board, where they can point to a glass of milk, or a jacket if they're cold, or the bathroom. If they want something, then they need to learn to request that thing.” IfsWayWantNeedsGivingChildrenImportantYoungParentColdGlassesCommunicateBoardsMilkBathroomWant SomethingJacketsRequestAutisticAutistic Children Author:Temple Grandin
“There's no doubt having an autistic child represents tremendous challenges for both the children and their parents, but in my experience, it has brought me closer to my family and has given me an appreciation for how the human brain develops and the uniqueness of each child it afflicts.” HumansChildrenGivenParentChallengesBrainDoubtMy FamilyAppreciationNo DoubtUniquenessHuman BrainAutisticAutistic Children Author:Manny Alvarez
“Well the dog that is the most is the a Labrador retrievers because they tolerate kids tugging on them and things better than other dogs. They are a real good natured. They’re also real calm and sometimes when working with autistic children that’s probably more popular dog breed - now there are different ways to use service animals.” WayWellsChildrenDifferentRealSometimesUseKidsAnimalDogCalmDifferent WaysTolerateAutisticGood NatureTuggingRetrieversAutistic ChildrenLabradors Author:Temple Grandin
“It's absolutely imperative for the parents and the typical kids to have time by themselves, to go out to dinner or even go on vacation while someone else cares for the autistic child.” ChildrenCareKidsParentGoes OnDinnerVacationTypicalImperativesAutisticAutistic Children Author:Jenny McCarthy
“Looking ahead, future generations may learn their social skills from robots in the first place. The cute yellow Keepon robot from Carnegie Mellon University has shown the ability to facilitate social interactions with autistic children. Morphy at the University of Washington happily teaches gestures to children by demonstration.” FirstsMayChildrenSocialAbilityTeachGenerationsSkillsUniversityCuteYellowInteractionGesturesRobotsFuture GenerationDemonstrationAutisticFacilitateSocial InteractionCarnegieSocial SkillsLooking AheadAutistic ChildrenCarnegie Mellon Author:Daniel H. Wilson
“• People deserve a break. The stressed and unorganized person who doesn’t have the same priorities as you may be dealing with an autistic child, abusive spouse, fading parents, or cancer. Don’t judge people until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes. Give them a break instead.” PeopleGivingMayChildrenPersonsParentBreakJudgingDeserveStressManagementEntrepreneurShoesCancerPrioritiesMilesEmployeeSympathySpouseStressedFadingAutisticAbusiveAutistic Children Author:Guy Kawasaki
“You try to sit down at approximately the same time every day. This is how you train your unconscious to kick in for you creatively. ... You put a piece of paper in the typewriter, or you turn on your computer and bring up the right file. ... You begin rocking, just a little at first, and then like a huge autistic child. ... Then your mental illnesses arrive at the desk like your sickest, most secretive relatives. And they pull up chairs in a semicircle around the computer, and they try to be quiet but you know they are there with their weird coppery breath, leering at you behind your back.” KnowsTryingFirstsChildrenLittlesTurnsBehindsPiecesHugeLike YouQuietPaperComputerBreathsTrainIllnessMental IllnessKicksUnconsciousChairsDesksFilesTurn-onTypewritersAutisticSecretivePull UpsBehind Your BackAutistic Children Author:Anne Lamott
“Autistic children are extremely bright if you can connect to them and bring them into our world. Socially it's really hard for them, but it can happen.” IfsWorldChildrenHardHappensOur WorldAutisticAutistic Children Author:Tisha Campbell-Martin
“This is what we know, when you tell us of your fondest hopes and dreams for us: that your greatest wish is that one day we will cease to be, and strangers you can love will move in behind our faces.” KnowsDreamFacesMovingWishBehindsOne DayStrangerCeaseAutismAutisticHopes And DreamsAutistic Children Author:Jim Sinclair
“Much attention has been focused on the MMR shot itself, whereas in all probability it is a combination of the three factors listed above: the increasing number of vaccines, the large amount of mercury, and the inherent danger of the triple vaccine.....The MMR vaccine is also especially suspect because laboratories in England, Ireland, and Japan have found evidence of MMR vaccine viruses in the intestinal tracts of autistic children, but not in control group, non-autistic children.” ChildrenHas BeensThreeFoundNumbersAttentionGroupsDangerAmountShotsEvidenceEnglandFocusedFactorsCombinationJapanSuspectsIrelandInherentAutismProbabilityLaboratoryVirusesVaccinesAutisticMercuryAutistic Children Author:Bernard Rimland
“Exploring Feelings for Young Children with High-Functioning Autism or Asperger's Disorder: The STAMP Treatment Manual offers practical recommendations and creative practices that will certainly help young children with high functioning autism or Asperger's syndrome overcome their struggles with the really tough issues blocking their positive growth and development. Therapists, educators and parents caring for autistic children who endure a heavy load of anger, distrust, difficult interpersonal relationships, poor self-esteem and self-doubt need this excellent book.” NeedsChildrenBookSelfHelpingFeelingsYoungParentDifficultGrowthPoorPracticeStruggleCreativeIssuesDoubtSelf EsteemDevelopmentOffersToughOvercomingEndureHeavyCaringPracticalsEsteemBlockExcellentTreatmentDisorderLoadAutismExploringDistrustStampsTherapistsEducatorManualsYoung ChildrenAutisticSyndromesSelf-doubtRecommendationsAspergersInterpersonalInterpersonal RelationshipHeavy LoadsAutistic ChildrenAsperger's Syndrome Author:Liane Holliday Willey
“When parents say, "I wish my child did not have autism," what they’re really saying is, "I wish the autistic child I have did not exist, and I had a different [nonautistic] child instead." Read that again. This is what we hear when you mourn over our existence. This is what we hear when you pray for a cure. This is what we know, when you tell us of your fondest hopes and dreams for us: that your greatest wish is that one day we will cease to be, and strangers you can love will move in behind our faces.” KnowsChildrenDifferentDreamFacesMovingWishParentBehindsExistencePrayingOne DayStrangerCeaseCuresMy ChildrenAutismMournAutisticHopes And DreamsAutistic Children Author:Jim Sinclair
“As you may know, some of the stereotyped behaviors exhibited by autistic children are also found in zoo animals who are raised in a barren environment.” KnowsMayChildrenFoundAnimalEnvironmentBehaviorRaisedEnvironmentalBarrenZoosAutisticAutistic Children Author:Temple Grandin
“Parent's job = Prepare the child for the world. Parent of autistic child's job = Prepare the world for the child.” WorldChildrenJobsParentAutisticAutistic Children Author:Stuart Duncan
“We can change the lives of autistic children. We can make a difference. There are hundreds of families in Florida who can't afford the therapists.” ChildrenChangeDifferencesMaking A DifferenceFloridaTherapistsAutisticAutistic Children Author:Dan Marino
“At one point, my house was a school for autistic children. I opened up my doors to about 30 kids and their families at the time. I was turning into Mary Poppins because I had to do something for these kids who have nowhere to go. So my house was the school for two years.” YearsChildrenTwoKidsSchoolHouseDoorsTwo YearsMaryAutisticNowhere To GoAutistic Children Author:Jenny McCarthy