Thomas A. McKean

"A lot of what you see on the internet with people who claim to have autism is a very distorted and unrealistic view of what autism really is. You can spot these people by the absolute pride they have in their condition. They say autism is the best thing ever and some of them even say it places above the general population and makes them better or superior in some way."

"My family was unaware of the autism until I was into my 20's. No one ever told them about it."

"I did not speak until I was 16. I understood everything everyone said and I would want to talk, but I just didn't know how to say it."

"The bridge was built by someone who was willing to come into my world and take me into this one."