Holly Robinson Peete Quotes

I have an older brother who has autism - James.

Mom worked with autistic children.

There is a tremendous range of children with a PDD label.

I have a son, and my son has autism. There's certain things that I deal with that a lot of people don't deal with.

My heart bleeds, goes out for families with kids with autism.

I treasure my meetings with individuals affected by autism - parents, children, teachers and friends. Their strength is inspiring. They deserve all possible opportunities for education, employment and integration.

Being a typical teenager isn't easy. When you have autism, it can be extra difficult. We need more public awareness about these hurdles as well as compassion towards these young people.

Having Down syndrome is like being born normal. I am just like you and you are just like me. We are all born in different ways, that is the way I can describe it. I have a normal life.

Normal people have an incredible lack of empathy. They have good emotional empathy, but they don't have much empathy for the autistic kid who is screaming at the baseball game because he can't stand the sensory overload. Or the autistic kid having a meltdown in the school cafeteria because there's too much stimulation.

I worked for a while as a teaching assistant while I was struggling. I really enjoyed it, working with kids with special needs, autism. It takes a hell of a lot of concentration, and you've got to focus on the child properly for seven hours a day.

Children with Down Syndrome are not monsters, but uncommonly gentle human beings who can and do lead full lives.

Children born with Down Syndrome are not vegetables, nor are their lives demonstrably not worth living.

It seems you can ask any friend, any relative, and they'll be able to tell you about someone they know with autism.

We wear 'Autism' on our shorts to raise awareness and show support for other families dealing with autism.

My heart goes out to kids with autism.

I was always very quiet, and I think everyone thought that was because I was a good child. I'd sit there in silence, but it wasn't until my mother was calling me one day when I was very young that she realised something was wrong because I wasn't responding.

My youngest sister, Cindy, has Down syndrome, and I remember my mother spending hours and hours with her, teaching her to tie her shoelaces on her own, drilling multiplication tables with Cindy, practicing piano every day with her. No one expected Cindy to get a Ph.D.! But my mom wanted her to be the best she could be, within her limits.

I did want to acknowledge and confirm the fact that my son does, indeed, have an autism diagnosis.

Sometimes even the greatest joys bring challenge, and children with special needs inspire a very, very special love.

We have an obligation to help people that cannot help themselves. The mentally retarded, the physically retarded, et cetera.

Making sure that when my child went to school people were enlightened enough not to torture them, you know?

One in 150 kids is autistic these days. The autism spectrum is growing.

I am a father. My son's name is Max and my daughter's name is Billie Grace. Twelve years ago Max was born with Down Syndrome. His journey has been complicated by infantile seizures, sleep apnea, dietary challenges and now, puberty!

I have a son, Mason, who is disabled - cerebral palsy - and he does not walk independently, sit independently or speak. He uses a talking computer. I started becoming an advocate for him when he was 3 years old.

Often as a child you see someone with a learning disability or Down's Syndrome and my mum and dad were always very quick to explain exactly what was going on and to be in their own way inclusive and welcoming.