“My son's recovery is a miracle. I'm not a doctor. I'm a mom. I'm just a mother who's just sharing my story that I fixed my son.”— Jenny McCarthy
“I am not a doctor, but I am a parent, and I have a grandson who has autism, and I have met with thousands of parents of children with autism.”— Dan Burton
“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.”— Temple Grandin
“When you see a child with autism, you have seen one child with autism. Their journeys are as individual as they are.”— Didi Conn
“My mind is like a web browser. I have a lot of different windows open at the same time.”— Temple Grandin
“Parents get so worried about the deficits that they don't build on the strengths.”— Temple Grandin
“If I could snap my fingers and be nonautistic, I would not. Autism is part of what I am.”— Temple Grandin
“Fixating on stuff is normal for autistic people. And if you can take that fixation and expand it, you can turn it into a career.”— Temple Grandin