Seeking is a combination of emotions people usually think of as being different: wanting something really good, looking forward to getting something really good and curiosity. Seeking gives you the energy to go after your goals.
Sometimes you have to go outside your field of study to find the right people.
From a scientific standpoint, Aspergers and autism are one syndrome. Aspergers is part of the autism spectrum, not a separate disorder.
Dogs serve people, but people serve cats.
Curiosity is the other side of caution.
People can live up to high standards, but they can’t live up to perfection.
Medication should never be considered the only tool for helping a person.
Research has shown that a barren environment is much more damaging to baby animals than it is to adult animals. It does not hurt the adult animals the same way it damages babies.
You can be honest without sharing your opinions on everything.
As you may know, some of the stereotyped behaviors exhibited by autistic children are also found in zoo animals who are raised in a barren environment.
When you take a drug to treat high blood pressure or diabetes, you have an objective test to measure blood pressure and the amount of sugar in the blood. It is straight-forward. With autism, you are looking for changes in behavior.
And while we are on the subject of medication you always need to look at risk versus benefit.
There is a tremendous range of children with a PDD label.
I am a big believer in early intervention.
Some teachers just have a knack for working with autistic children. Other teachers do not have it.
My life is basically my work.
My grandfather was an engineer who invented the automatic pilot for airplanes.
I know a number of autistic adults that are doing extremely well on Prozac.
Some children may need a behavioral approach, whereas other children may need a sensory approach.
The squeeze machine is not going to cure anybody, but it may help them relax; and a relaxed person will usually have better behavior.