To measure the success of our societies, we should examine how well those with different abilities, including persons with autism, are integrated as full and valued members.
Let's get into talking about how autism is similar animal behavior. The thing is I don't think in a language, and animals don't think in a language. It's sensory based thinking, thinking in pictures, thinking in smells, thinking in touches. It's putting these sensory based memories into categories.
If you give us a safe vaccine, we'll use it. It shouldn't be polio versus autism.
Autism doesn't have to define a person. Artists with autism are like anyone else: They define themselves through hard work and individuality.
When enough people care about autism or diabetes or global warming, it helps everyone, even if only a tiny fraction actively participate.