Criticizing people, winding them up, making idiots of them or fooling them doesn't make people with autism laugh. What makes us smile from the inside is seeing something beautiful, or a memory makes us laugh. This generally happens when there's nobody watching us. And at night, on our own, we might burst out laughing underneath the duvet, or roar with later in an empty room ... When we don't need to think about other people or anything else, that's when we wear our aural expressions.
But I ask you, those of you who are with us all day, not to stress yourselves out because of us. When you do this, it feels as if you're denying any … - Naoki Higashida
But I ask you, those of you who are with us all day, not to stress yourselves out because of us. When you do this, it feels as if you're denying any …
- Naoki Higashida
True compassion is about not bruising the other person’s self-respect. - Naoki Higashida
True compassion is about not bruising the other person’s self-respect.
Everybody has a heart that can be touched by something. - Naoki Higashida
Everybody has a heart that can be touched by something.
People with autism never, ever feel at ease, wherever we are. Because of this, we wander off - or run away - in search of some location where we do f… - Naoki Higashida
People with autism never, ever feel at ease, wherever we are. Because of this, we wander off - or run away - in search of some location where we do f…
I've learned that every human being, with or without disabilities, needs to strive to do their best, and by striving for happiness you will arrive at… - Naoki Higashida
I've learned that every human being, with or without disabilities, needs to strive to do their best, and by striving for happiness you will arrive at…
But when I’m jumping, it’s as if my feelings are going upward to the sky. Really, my urge to be swallowed up by the sky is enough to make my heart qu… - Naoki Higashida
But when I’m jumping, it’s as if my feelings are going upward to the sky. Really, my urge to be swallowed up by the sky is enough to make my heart qu…
When you see an object, it seems that you see it as an entire thing first, and only afterwards do its details follow on. But for people with autism, … - Naoki Higashida
When you see an object, it seems that you see it as an entire thing first, and only afterwards do its details follow on. But for people with autism, …
Normal people think we're highly dependent and can't live without ongoing support, but in fact there are times when we're stoic heroes. - Naoki Higashida
Normal people think we're highly dependent and can't live without ongoing support, but in fact there are times when we're stoic heroes.
Just by looking at nature, I feel as if I'm being swallowed up into it, and in that moment I get the sensation that my body's now a speck, a speck fr… - Naoki Higashida
Just by looking at nature, I feel as if I'm being swallowed up into it, and in that moment I get the sensation that my body's now a speck, a speck fr…
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