I think that autistic brains tend to be specialized brains. Autistic people tend to be less social. It takes a ton of processor space in the brain to have all the social circuits.

I think the core criterion is the social awkwardness, but the sensory issues are a serious problem in many, many cases of autism, and they make it impossible to operate in the environment where you're supposed to be social.

The thing about being autistic is that you gradually get less and less autistic, because you keep learning, you keep learning how to behave. It's like being in a play; I'm always in a play.

I know a number of autistic adults that are doing extremely well on Prozac.

Some teachers just have a knack for working with autistic children. Other teachers do not have it.

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