I Am Different, Not Less

When Kids Are Really Little, They All Look The Same. No Speech, No Social Relatedness, Cannot Emphasize Enough The Importance Of Early Educational Intervention.

People Are Always Looking For The Single Magic Bullet That Will Totally Change Everything. There Is No Single Magic Bullet.

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.

In Special Education, There's Too Much Emphasis Placed On The Deficit And Not Enough On The Strength.

I Think There's Some Kids That Need To Go From Being A Child To Being A Grown-up. You Get Out In The Tech Communities, The Parents Just Apprentice Their Kid Into The Industry And They Just Skip Being A Teenager.