“[A] person is so much more than the name of a diagnosis on a chart.”

“Autism, is part of my child, it's not everything he is. My child is so much more than a diagnosis.”

“The name of a person you love is more than language.”

“I liked the sound of that. A true plant person. It sounded so much more alive, and warmer than a true advertising person.”

“What's been important in my understanding of myself and others is the fact that each one of us is so much more than any one thing. A sick child is much more than his or her sickness. A person with a disability is much, much more than a handicap. A pediatrician is more than a medical doctor. You're MUCH more than your job description or your age or your income or your output.”

“The name, his true name, was weaker and more flawed than he would have liked, and he hated himself for that, but there was also much to admire within it, and the more he thought about it, the more he was able to accept the true nature of his self. He was not the best person in the world, but neither was he the worst.”