James Acaster Quotes

If you ask 99.9 percent of parents who have children with autism if we'd rather have the measles versus autism, we'd sign up for the measles.

Autistic children are extremely bright if you can connect to them and bring them into our world. Socially it's really hard for them, but it can happen.

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

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.

It's very important for the parents of young autistic children to encourage them to talk, or for those that don't talk, to give them a way of communicating, like a picture board, where they can point to a glass of milk, or a jacket if they're cold, or the bathroom.

You have got to keep autistic children engaged with the world. You cannot let them tune out.

Anytime you have a difficult encounter with your child, there is a good chance that at least one of these factors is bringing out the worst in him or her: transitions, time pressure, competition for your attention, conflicting objectives.

I have an obsession with books about kids with Asperger's syndrome.

What many teachers observe as violent behavior is often really just playful aggression.

Flirtation is something that should be practiced very regularly. Flirtation is like taking a nice walk. You do it as a form of exercise, but it also contributes most highly to your well-being.

How do I make the son, daughter, wife of Paterno interesting? Then you just have to start seeing people.

I work best when there's a safety trampoline of kindness.

Back then, people thought if you could talk you didn't have autism. I was just seen as this slightly odd child. I saw another therapist aged 12, and another in my early 30s.

As far as talking on the court was concerned, the whole family was behind me on that.

Everyone aims to get close to me and I've got to learn how to be able to cope, and that's what we work on all the time.

A diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome can be useful to help a person understand why they have had difficulties.

I go to schools in L.A., and I teach lessons. I run with the girls and teach them things about bullying and gossip. For instance, we'd play things like telephone, where you can actually see how words get twisted.

Autism typically means a person may not be fully aware of the consequences of their actions, or understand the consequences of their behaviour on others.

I was never the person to try and be the centre of attention or to talk a lot. I was always the person who, if you say something, I'd just punch you in your face. For real.

When people are funny, I like to let them know that they're funny. There's so much negativity, it's cool to get some positivity out there.

When I get down, I can sense my teammates looking at me, and they can get down as well. That was something I had to learn over the years.

We're very interested in helping individuals on the autism spectrum cope and learn about social interactions and regulating emotions.

Whenever I have a bad day, I tell everybody around me, 'Just so guys know I am having a bad day and I am nervous about these things,' and that makes all the difference.

Closing one's eyes is not a recipe for peace. It is a simple way to embolden aggressive personalities.

You know how kids have a meltdown? They're overtired or overstimulated? Every once in a while, Wayne, as Mickey, would say, 'Aw, what's the matter, little fella?' And the kid would stop crying, his eyes would get big, and he'd look around, and the parents would say, 'What just happened?'