What is Autism?
“If you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism.” – Dr. Stephen Shore.
“Autistic people are individuals. We are not all maths geniuses, we don’t all like trains. I am hopeless with technology and much prefer painting. There is no ‘typical Autistic.’ But I think we probably all like being respected and validated.” – Jeanette Purkis
“Sometimes it is the people no one can imagine anything of who do the things no one can imagine.” – Alan Turing, creator of the first computer used to break codes during WW II.
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you
something else is the greatest accomplishment" - Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Disability
Rights
Movement
Strengths of some autistic adults:
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Accuracy
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Problem solving
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Innovative thinking
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Pattern recognition
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Quality of work
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Dedication
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Creativity
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Focus
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Honesty
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Unique perspectives
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Stamina
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Strong sense of fairness and justice
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Detail oriented
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Good memory, especially for facts in their area of interest
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Factual
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Points out and corrects inaccuracy
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Rule follower who points out rules
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Clarifies truths
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Champions right, moral, ethical, justice without compromise
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Heightened sense of justice
