Favorite Quotes
Dafydd Mann, a young guitar player with Asperger’s who was featured on the BBC’s “Autistic Superstars”…
“I think autism is doing the same thing as other people, differently. It’s just the way you do it, the processes involved. It’s kind of like the difference between a Mac and a Windows PC.”
Mark Hadddon, author of “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”…
“(There is no) right type of Asperger’s. People with Asperger’s are as varied as Norwegians and trombone players.”
Psychologist Tony Attwood, considered one of the top experts in the field of Asperger Syndrome…
“(People with Asperger Syndrome have) a brain that’s wired differently — not defectively.”
Hans Asperger, Austrian doctor who first described what he called autistic psychopathy of childhood, now termed Asperger Syndrome…
“It seems that for success in science or art, a dash of autism is essential.”
also from Dr. Asperger…
“Exceptional human beings must be given exceptional educational treatment, treatment which takes into account their special difficulties. Further, we can show that despite abnormality, human beings can fulfil their social role within the community, especially if they find understanding, love and guidance.”
Nobel Laureate in Economics (and Aspie) Vernon Smith on MSNBC…
“Perhaps even more importantly, I don’t have any trouble thinking outside the box. I don’t feel any social pressure to do things the way other people are doing them, professionally. And so I have been more open to different ways of looking at a lot of the problems in economics.”
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