Noun
(psychiatry) an abnormal absorption with the self; marked by communication disorders and short attention span and inability to treat others as people
Source: WordNetSometimes people say that kids with autism aren't capable of love. That's ridiculous. My son loves deeply. He's just doesn't communicate well. Claire LaZebnik
If by some magic, autism had been eradicated from the face of the Earth, then men would still be socializing in front of a wood fire at the entrance to a cave. Temple Grandin
I decided to study special education and fell in love with working with individuals with autism. That's what I planned to do with my life. Clay Aiken
The recent medical controversy over whether vaccinations cause autism reveals a habit of human cognition-thinking anecdotally comes naturally, whereas thinking scientifically does not. Michael Shermer
Let's get into talking about how autism is similar animal behavior. The thing is I don't think in a language, and animals don't think in a language. It's sensory based thinking, thinking in pictures, thinking in smells, thinking in touches. It's putting these sensory based memories into categories. Temple Grandin
Autism is an extremely variable disorder. Temple Grandin