If you have autism in the family history, you still vaccinate. Delay it a bit, space them out. - Temple Grandin 1 Share Now -
If you have autism in the family history, you still vaccinate. Delay it a bit, space them out. - Temple Grandin 2 Share Now -
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.' - Temple Grandin 3 Share Now -
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. - Temple Grandin 4 Share Now -
Computerized medical records will enable statistical analysis to be used to determine which treatments are most effective. - Temple Grandin 5 Share Now -
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. - Temple Grandin 6 Share Now -
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.' - Temple Grandin 8 Share Now -
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. - Temple Grandin 9 Share Now -
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. - Temple Grandin 10 Share Now -