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Jonathan Mitchell Quotes

born 1955 United States

Jonathan Mitchell (born September 7, 1955) is an American autistic author and blogger who advocates for a cure for autism. He is a controversial figure among autistic bloggers because of his opposition to the neurodiversity movement, his view of autism as a disability, and his desire for a cure.

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But then I got fired from so many jobs, I ended up retiring and being supported by my parents.

Hopefully on my tombstone they will write, "We don't need no stinkin’ neurodiversity".

But [not accomplishing] that does not stop me from wishing for a cure for future generations of children so they will not have to live like I have.

I don't have a visual imagination. Please, that trivializes my suffering. She [Temple Grandin] blows her own horn all the time.

One girl said I was like a Jew that sympathized with Nazis and I would gladly jump into [a] crematorium.

Twiddling is one of my autistic things. I do it to calm me down. I twiddle frantically for a while, and I fantasize about all kinds of things while I twiddle.

Most persons with an autism-spectrum disorder have never expressed their opinions on someone’s blog and never will. The neurodiverse often reach a vulnerable audience, as many persons on the spectrum have low self-esteem. Neurodiversity provides a tempting escape valve.

Worst of all, it [speculation of notable figures] provides fodder for the special educators, special education attorneys, ABA therapists etc. to legitimize their profits and to encourage the false hope and tears for toasted snow that so many parents of these children have.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Jonathan Mitchell (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.