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People need to learn how to work, learn how to support themselves. I think it's just fine to be eccentric.
Temple Grandin
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Temple Grandin
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: August 29
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I'm seeing too many smart kind of socially awkward kids, a lot milder than I was, not getting employment because they're not learning job skills.
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I am much less autistic now, compared to when I was young. I remember some behaviors like picking carpet fuzz and watching spinning plates for hours. I didn't want to be touched. I couldn't shut out background noise. I didn't talk until I was about 4 years old. I screamed. I hummed. But as I grew up, I improved.
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I strongly recommend that students with autism get involved in special interest clubs in some of the areas they naturally excel at. Being with people who share your interests makes socializing easier.
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There needs to be a lot more emphasis on what a child CAN do, instead of what he cannot do.
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I think that the definition of autism is too broad. You got to remember, autism definition is a behavioral profiling.
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I'm pure geek, pure logic.
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The animal that I have worked with the most is beef cattle, so that's my favorite animal, but I like all animals.
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Sometimes you have to go outside your field of study to find the right people.
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Research has shown that a barren environment is much more damaging to baby animals than it is to adult animals. It does not hurt the adult animals the same way it damages babies.
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Research is starting to show that a child should be engaged at least 20 hours a week. I do not think it matters which program you choose as long as it keeps the child actively engaged with the therapist, teacher, or parent for at least 20 hours a week.
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Social thinking skills must be directly taught to children and adults with ASD. Doing so opens doors of social understandings in all areas of life.
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There's no black and white dividing line between a mild Aspergers, which is the mild autism, and computer engineer, for example.
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People talk about curing autism. But if you got rid of all those traits, who's going to make the next computer?
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As you may know, some of the stereotyped behaviors exhibited by autistic children are also found in zoo animals who are raised in a barren environment.
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Animals make us Human.
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Who do you think made the first stone spears? The Asperger guy. If you were to get rid of all the autism genetics, there would be no more Silicon Valley.
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If you start using a medication in a person with autism, you should see an obvious improvement in behavior in a short period of time. If you do not see an obvious improvement, they probably should not be taking the stuff. It is that simple.
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Everything I think is in pictures.
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The dog is more social. I am not saying that cats are totally unsocial but dogs are more social.
Temple Grandin
I can remember being bullied and teased. It was absolutely horrible. I got kicked out of ninth grade for throwing a book at a girl who teased me. It was absolutely terrible.
Temple Grandin
