Stuart Duncan
I like to think of my son as having an extra puzzle piece rather than missing one.Collection: Son
Autism is not a disability, it's a different ability.Collection: Autism
Autism, like a rainbow, has a bright side and a dark side and even though it can mean rough weather, it can be beautiful!Collection: Beautiful
Never underestimate someone with Autism, because there could be Brilliance struggling to get out.Collection: Struggle
Autism is not a choice. Acceptance is. Imagine if the opposite was true.Collection: Acceptance
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.Collection: Children
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.Collection: Believe
Yes some people say ignorant things about autism but silencing them solves nothing. They need to be educated. That's how things change.Collection: People
Parent's job = Prepare the child for the world. Parent of autistic child's job = Prepare the world for the child.Collection: Jobs
The whole world can believe in you but that won't mean a thing if you don't believe in yourself too.Collection: Believe
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.Collection: Children
Never ask for someone's thoughts on autism unless you are prepared to hear a story that doesn't resemble your own.Collection: Autism
Goodwill is earned by many acts; it can be lost by one.Collection: Losing
It is one's duty to make the most of the best that is in him.Collection: Duty
Forget the shoes, forget the mile long walk... just stop judging each other.Collection: Long Walks
Autism; It's not new just because you haven't heard of it until now.Collection: Autism
Hugs may come less frequently from someone with autism but when they do, you know it means everything.Collection: Mean
Autism is the filter through which all my other senses must pass, both input and output.Collection: Autism
If a person calls themself 'autistic' and you tell them they have to use 'person first language'... you're not putting the person first.Collection: Use
While fighting for acceptance, we must remember that our own self worth is not determined by whether or not we get it.Collection: Fighting