Stuart Duncan Quotes & Sayings

#1. Autism, like a rainbow, has a bright side and a dark side and even though it can mean rough weather, it can be beautiful!

#2. Autism; It's not new just because you haven't heard of it until now.

#3. Autism is not a disability, it's a different ability.

#4. It is one's duty to make the most of the best that is in him.

#5. Goodwill is earned by many acts; it can be lost by one.

#6. While fighting for acceptance, we must remember that our own self worth is not determined by whether or not we get it.

#7. Hugs may come less frequently from someone with autism but when they do, you know it means everything.

#8. Autism is not a choice. Acceptance is. Imagine if the opposite was true.

#9. Having a child with Autism can mess with your head: You feel like you can move mountains for them yet you're powerless at the same time.

#10. I like to think of my son as having an extra puzzle piece rather than missing one.

#11. Never ask for someone's thoughts on autism unless you are prepared to hear a story that doesn't resemble your own.

#12. Forget the shoes, forget the mile long walk ... just stop judging each other.

#13. Autism is the filter through which all my other senses must pass, both input and output.

#14. If a person calls themself 'autistic' and you tell them they have to use 'person first language' ... you're not putting the person first.

#15. One of the hardest things for a person with autism to do is believe in themselves. But autistics have every right to be as proud as anyone.

#16. Parent's job = Prepare the child for the world. Parent of autistic child's job = Prepare the world for the child.

#17. Never underestimate someone with Autism, because there could be Brilliance struggling to get out.

#18. Yes some people say ignorant things about autism but silencing them solves nothing. They need to be educated. That's how things change.

#19. The whole world can believe in you but that won't mean a thing if you don't believe in yourself too.

#20. If you can't see the gift in having a child with autism, you're focusing too much on the autism and not enough on the child.

Stuart Duncan Quotes