All people want to feel their efforts matter, and individuals with ASD are no different. (p214) - Temple Grandin

There is often too much emphasis in the world of autism on the deficits of these children and not enough emphasis on developing the special talents that many of them possess. (p35)

All animals and people have the same core emotion systems in the brain. (p5)

They may ask why nature or God created such horrible conditions as autism, manic depression, and schizophrenia. However, if the genes that caused these conditions were eliminated there might be a terrible price to pay.