Claire Scovell LaZebnik Quotes

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

Trouble is, I'm definitely on the spectrum somewhere - there's a dysfunctional side.

Autism is a severe neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterized by social withdrawal, by repetitive behaviors and by some kind of focal attention in its classic form. Basically, it's an inability to relate to others.

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.

I think that autistic brains tend to be specialized brains. Autistic people tend to be less social. It takes a ton of processor space in the brain to have all the social circuits.

I've worked with tons of people that I know who are on the spectrum - but now I think severe autism has really increased.

I think I had a mild case of Asperger's as a younger guy, but that typically just wears off after a while.

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

I have a condition called Aspergers Syndrome, which is like a mild form of autism It means I don't interact properly in certain social situations.

In Silicon Valley, I point out that many of the more successful entrepreneurs seem to be suffering from a mild form of Asperger's where it's like you're missing the imitation, socialization gene.

The majority of autists - as well as their parents - seem to be genuine victims of environmental stress.

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

Autism is an extremely variable disorder.

My brother was diagnosed with autism at age 2. At the time, I was young, so I didn't really understand what it all meant. The doctors thought there was a possibility my brother wouldn't be able to speak - he was diagnosed on the severe end of the spectrum.

Kids don't talk like adults, but kids on the spectrum don't necessarily fall into the same patterns of speaking or have the same interests as other kids their age.

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

I think I had a mild case of Asperger's as a younger guy, but that typically just wears off after a while. For some people, anyway.

From a scientific standpoint, Aspergers and autism are one syndrome. Aspergers is part of the autism spectrum, not a separate disorder.

Some teachers just have a knack for working with autistic children. Other teachers do not have it.

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

I've got Asperger's. I come at things from sideways.

My son, who's on the spectrum is a very rigid thinker. He needs clear-cut definitions of right and wrong. Anything hazy or gray confuses him. For instance, if I try to get him to see that a friend behaved badly, he'll often get upset with me because a friend is a 'good guy' by definition, in his book.

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.

I've got Asperger's syndrome and I'm not a very good people person, so I've always been more comfortable around machinery. Not in a weird way - I don't want to marry my car or anything stupid like that!

My autism is a very mild form. It was diagnosed at the age of 25, partly because it wasn't diagnosable as a teenager (this is Asperger's syndrome, specifically). But there were certainly traits within that condition, within the autism spectrum in general, especially at the high functioning end, that I think are best looked at as pluses.