{"quotes":[{"text":"On occasions the person may appear ill-mannered; for example, one young man with Asperger's Syndrome wanted to attract his mother;s attention while she was talking to a group of her friends, and loudly said, 'Hey, you!', apparently unaware of the more appropriate means of addressing his mother in public. The child, being impulsive and not aware of the consequences, says the first thing that comes into their mind. Strangers may consider the child to be rude, inconsiderate or spoilt, giving the parents a withering look and assuming the unusual social behavior is a result of parental incompetence. They may comment, 'Well, if I had him for two weeks he would be a different child.' The parents' reaction may be that they would gladly let them have the child, as they need a rest, and to prove a point.","author":"Tony Attwood","tags":["asperger-syndrome","autism-spectrum","judgement","parenting","parenting-difficulties"],"id":45349,"author_id":"Tony+Attwood"},{"text":"You know when 1 in 2 marriages ends in divorce, 1 in 42 boys have Autism, and safety complaints from the majority of whistle-blower's are not being upheld, that you are living in a seriously dysfunctional society.","author":"Steven Magee","tags":["asd","autism","autism-spectrum","autism-spectrum-disorders","blower","boy","boys","complaint","complaints","divorce","divorce","dysfunction","dysfunctional","dysfunctional-society","dysfunctional-world","end","ends","know","knowledge","living","majority","marriage","marriage","marriages","osha","safety","seriously","society","society","upheld","whistle","whistle-blower","whistle-blowers","whistle-blowing","whistleblower","whistleblowers","whistleblowing"],"id":57289,"author_id":"Steven+Magee"},{"text":"She felt lost and misunderstood. She felt like she was drowning. Overwhelmed. Unaccepted. Alone.","author":"Tina J. Richardson","tags":["alone","autism-spectrum","sad"],"id":104688,"author_id":"Tina+J.+Richardson"},{"text":"Ought one to surrender to authority even if one believed that that authority was wrong? If the answer was yes, then I knew that I would always be wrong, because I could never do it. Then how could one live in a world in which one's mind and perceptions meant nothing and authority and tradition meant everything? There were no answers.","author":"Richard Wright","tags":["ity","autism-spectrum","black-and-white","conformity","right-and-wrong"],"id":122814,"author_id":"Richard+Wright"},{"text":"In the context of the autism world (and my outlook in general) this is were I stand equality is for everyone, everybody in the world - I look at both sides of the the coin and take into account peoples realities (that makes me neutral/moderate/in the middle). That means that you look in a more three dimensional perspective of peoples diverse realities you cannot speak for all but one can learn from EACH OTHER through listening and experiencing. I also try my best to live with the good cards I was given not over-investing in my autism being the defining factor of my being (but having a healthy acknowledgement of it) that it's there but also thinking about other qualities I have such as being a writer, poet and artist.I do have disability, I do have autism and I have a 'mild' learning disability that is true but I a human being first and foremost. And for someone to be seen as person equal to everyone else is a basic human right.","author":"Paul Isaacs","tags":["abilities","autism","autism-spectrum","disability","diversity","equality-and-attitude","humanity"],"id":145007,"author_id":"Paul+Isaacs"},{"text":"All people, whether Aspie or neuro-typical are predisposed by their society to make guesses, jump to conclusions and then seek to defend those conclusions, regardless of logic or changing circumstance. This is sloppy, illogical thinking which may not hinder your life too much, under normal circumstances. But if you want to be a great detective, then such thinking will absolutely ruin your chances.","author":"Alexei Maxim Russell","tags":["asperger","aspergers","aspergers-syndrome","autism","autism-spectrum","deduction","detective","detectives","guess","guessing","logic","reasoning"],"id":197208,"author_id":"Alexei+Maxim+Russell"},{"text":"I will not allow anxiety dictate the terms of my life.","author":"Jeanette Purkis","tags":["anxiety","autism-spectrum"],"id":204271,"author_id":"Jeanette+Purkis"},{"text":"If you can still wipe your own backside then life's not that bad!","author":"E.J. Plows","tags":["add","adhd","aspergers-syndrome","autism","autism-spectrum","bipolar","mental-illness"],"id":278985,"author_id":"E.J.+Plows"},{"text":"When I write, I can be hear. And known. But nobody has to look at me. Nobody has to see me at all.","author":"Norah Raleigh Baskin","tags":["autism-spectrum","writers-on-writing"],"id":368336,"author_id":"Norah+Raleigh+Baskin"},{"text":"The world needs all types of minds.","author":"Temple Grandin","tags":["autism","autism-spectrum","inspirational","knowledge"],"id":368765,"author_id":"Temple+Grandin"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":12,"pages":2,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}