Awareness Quotes

"Even for parents of children that are not on the spectrum, there is no such thing as a normal child."

- Violet Stevens

"I see people with Asperger’s syndrome as a bright thread in the rich tapestry of life."

- Tony Attwood

"Autism: Where the “randomness of life” collides and clashes with an individual’s need for the sameness."

- Eileen Miller

"I wouldn’t be where I am today if I were neurotypical because I would have been interested in social things. Having a little autism helped me achieve my goals and not miss what most people thought I was missing out on."

- Evan Delaney Rodgers

"Suicide is still a topic that is not talked about nearly enough, and it is a detriment to us all because it leaves people living with suicidal feelings and ideation in silence. I’m alive today because there are people around me who I can reach out to when I am suffering."

- Rudy Caseres

"I do not suffer from Autism, but I do suffer from the way you treat me."

- Tyler Durden

"Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet."

- Bob Marley

"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe."

- Albert Einstein

"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones."

- Albert Einstein

"To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake, it is necessary to stand out in the cold."

- Aristotle

"Rock music is niche."

- Bono

"Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans."

- John Lennon

"We must never forget that Black History is American History. The achievements of African Americans have contributed to our nation’s greatness."

- Yvette Clarke

"Won’t it be wonderful when Black history and Native American history and Jewish history and all of U.S. history is taught from one book. Just U.S. history."

- Maya Angelou

"Black history isn’t a separate history. This is all of our history, this is American history, and we need to understand that."

- Karyn Parsons

"The thing about Black history is that the truth is so much more complex than anything you could make up."

- Henry Louis Gates

"If we do not know how to meaningfully talk about racism, our actions will move in misleading directions."

- Angela Davis

"The very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being."

- Toni Morrison

"Racism separates, but it never liberates. Hatred generates fear, and fear once given a foothold binds, consumes, and imprisons. Nothing is gained from prejudice. No one benefits from racism."

- Thurgood Marshall

"Autism is about having a pure heart and being very sensitive… It is about finding a way to survive in an overwhelming, confusing world… It is about developing differently, in a different pace and with different leaps."

- Anonymous

"Aspergers – it’s not a symptom, it’s a feature."

- Anonymous

"Autism, seeing the world from a different angle."

- Anonymous

"Though devastating at first, Autism isn’t the end of the world. It’s the beginning of a whole new one."

- Anonymous

"Having Asperger’s means I’m a genius in my own special way!"

- Anonymous

"Society says I’m Autistic. God says I’m Perfect!"

- Anonymous

"For all we know, the first tools on earth might have been developed by a loner sitting at the back of the cave, chipping at thousands of rocks to find the one that made the sharpest spear, while the neurotypicals chattered away in the firelight."

- Anonymous

"If you’ve met a child with autism, you’ve met a child with autism. Each and every one of them is so wonderfully different."

- Anonymous

"Children with autism are angels who lost their way to heaven and fell down on earth."

- Anonymous

"She may not be perfect, but she’s 100% right."

- Anonymous

"Autism is not contagious, but kindness is…"

- Anonymous