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Autism is part of who I am.

I look at autism like a bus accident, and you don't become cured from a bus accident, but you can recover.

I've been interested in autism since I've known about it, which is more or less since I've been writing.

Autism is a complicated illness, and children with a variety of treatments and non-treatments show improvement over time, which is all to the good.

Having two children with autism, it makes you really think about how we do relate to each other.

As a scientist leading a funding agency for autism research, I think of autism as a neurodevelopmental disorder.

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.

What is important is to treat everyone like an individual and learning not to generalize autism. With autism, people make assumptions, but it's very broad, and everyone's so different. You have to treat each person as an individual.

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

Autism is a very serious condition.