The thing is, autism is a big spectrum. Going from folks who remain nonverbal, all the way up to, ya know, famous scientists and musicians. And we've got to work on strengths. We also have to work on teaching basic manners and skills.

People wouldn’t have become who we are today if we hadn’t coevolved with dogs.

When I was younger, I didn't even realize the way I think visually is different.

From a scientific standpoint, Aspergers and autism are one syndrome. Aspergers is part of the autism spectrum, not a separate disorder.

In fact, there are autism clusters, you know, around some of the big tech centers. You take two socially awkward computer programmers and put them together, that can kind of concentrate the autistic genes.

You have got to keep autistic children engaged with the world. You cannot let them tune out.

If I did not have my work, I would not have any life.