Temple Grandin

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If you have autism in the family history, you still vaccinate. Delay it a bit, space them out.
Normal people have an incredible lack of empathy. They have good emotional empathy, but they don't have much empathy for the autistic kid who is screaming at the baseball game because he can't stand the sensory overload. Or the autistic kid having a meltdown in the school cafeteria because there's too much stimulation.
If you have autism in the family history, you still vaccinate. Delay it a bit, space them out.
The thing about being autistic is that you gradually get less and less autistic, because you keep learning, you keep learning how to behave. It's like being in a play I'm always in a play.
I'm a visual thinker, really bad at algebra. There's others that are a pattern thinker. These are the music and math minds. They think in patterns instead of pictures. Then there's another type that's not a visual thinker at all, and they're the ones that memorize all of the sports statistics, all of the weather statistics.
Autism is a neurological disorder. It's not caused by bad parenting. It's caused by, you know, abnormal development in the brain. The emotional circuits in the brain are abnormal. And there also are differences in the white matter, which is the brain's computer cables that hook up the different brain departments.
Mild autism can give you a genius like Einstein. If you have severe autism, you could remain nonverbal. You don't want people to be on the severe end of the spectrum. But if you got rid of all the autism genetics, you wouldn't have science or art. All you would have is a bunch of social 'yak yaks.'
I had people in my life who didn't give up on me: my mother, my aunt, my science teacher. I had one-on-one speech therapy. I had a nanny who spent all day playing turn-taking games with me.
I'm a visual thinker, really bad at algebra. There's others that are a pattern thinker. These are the music and math minds. They think in patterns instead of pictures. Then there's another type that's not a visual thinker at all, and they're the ones that memorize all of the sports statistics, all of the weather statistics.
I cannot emphasize enough the importance of a good teacher.
I had people in my life who didn't give up on me: my mother, my aunt, my science teacher. I had one-on-one speech therapy. I had a nanny who spent all day playing turn-taking games with me.
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.
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.
A treatment method or an educational method that will work for one child may not work for another child. The one common denominator for all of the young children is that early intervention does work, and it seems to improve the prognosis.
Mild autism can give you a genius like Einstein. If you have severe autism, you could remain nonverbal. You don't want people to be on the severe end of the spectrum. But if you got rid of all the autism genetics, you wouldn't have science or art. All you would have is a bunch of social 'yak yaks.'
People are always looking for the single magic bullet that will totally change everything. There is no single magic bullet.
I get satisfaction out of seeing stuff that makes real change in the real world. We need a lot more of that and a lot less abstract stuff.

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AnotherGuyOnTheSpectrum: I 've been reading lots of quotes from Dr. Grandin, and i cannot help getting annoyed over the jaw-dropping selfserving tone of voice, The amount of criticism those 'others' are receiving is just beyond insulting. And i'm on the spectrum, mind you. the complete contempt for people engaging in 'social life activities' i find just downright unbearable.

It's Sheldon Cooper in real life. so, temple, those other 'strange' people should learn much more from 'our' autistic way of life ? so it would be more comfortable for YOU ? You , on the other hand, could clearly not be bothered to take an interest in those strange people !! f ing selfish behavour.


“Unfortunately, most people never observe the natural cycle of birth and death. They do not realize that for one living thing to survive, another living thing must die.”
― Temple Grandin, Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism

How can you know this ? have you asked people via questionair ? Most people have families you know, most people have lost people, have witnessed babies being born. comming from you, who has not ever been in a relationship , much less have given birth to a child i find this quote extremely pompous, guru like, ungrounded.

So autistic people are gods gift to mankind, without whom we would still be living in caves ? your'e a retarded robot !!!




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