Curiosity is the other side of caution.

There needs to be a lot more emphasis on what a child CAN do, instead of what he cannot do.

People on the autism spectrum don't think the same way you do. In my life, people who made a difference were those who didn't see labels, who believed in building on what was there. These were people who didn't try to drag me into their world, but came into mine instead.

I like to figure things out and solve problems.

I tend to be much more in the present and my emotions are simpler. I can be happy, I can be sad, I can be depressed, but there's a complexity that I don't have. I don't brood the same way. Fear is my main emotion.

You can tame feral cats, but you are never gonna get them like a cat that's been socialized at a very young age.

I strongly recommend that students with autism get involved in special interest clubs in some of the areas they naturally excel at. Being with people who share your interests makes socializing easier.