When I was diagnosed, mothers were blamed for causing autism. There was no autism support. They'd put autistic kids in institutions. I had severe autism. But my mom wouldn't accept that. I was put in speech therapy. My mother was always pushing me to do stuff.

Sometimes we forget about common sense. Autism is used too much as an excuse for bad behavior.

People talk about curing autism. But if you got rid of all those traits, who's going to make the next computer?

Some children may need a behavioral approach, whereas other children may need a sensory approach.

I think using animals for food is an ethical thing to do, but we've got to do it right. We've got to give those animals a decent life, and we've got to give them a painless death. We owe the animal respect.

I cannot emphasize enough the importance of a good teacher.

Dogs serve people, but people serve cats.