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Children between the ages of five to ten years are even more variable. They are going to vary from very high functioning, capable of doing normal school work, to nonverbal who have all kinds of neurological problems.
Temple Grandin
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Temple Grandin
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: August 29
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