Seeking is a combination of emotions people usually think of as being different: wanting something really good, looking forward to getting something… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
I feel very strongly that if you got rid of all of the autistic genetics you're not going to have any scientists.… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
Steve Jobs was probably mildly on the autistic spectrum. Basically, you've probably known people who were geeky and socially awkward but very… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
Sometimes cats just avoid using a litter box but that [cat going poop outside the litter box but pees inside the litter… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
Some autistic people have savant skills. All autistic people do not have savant skills. Autism is a very variable disorder varying all… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
People on the autism spectrum don't think the same way you do. In my life, people who made a difference were those… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
It is important that our relationship with farm animals is reciprocal. We owe animals a decent life and a painless death. I… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
I've got a lot of people that are really good at taming animals and working with animals; and they can't explain how… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
We owe them [animals] a decent life and a decent death, and their lives should be as low-stress as possible. That's my… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
One thing I'd like to just keep on doing is I want to educate people about animal behavior and about autism. I've… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
I don't like the way most people think. It's imprecise. I find that when parents ask me questions, they ask very imprecise… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
I believe that the best way to create good living conditions for any animal, whether it's a captive animal living in a… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
Mild autism can give you a genius like Einstein. If you have severe autism, you could remain nonverbal. You don't want people… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
Normal people have an incredible lack of empathy. They have good emotional empathy, but they don't have much empathy for the autistic… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
What would happen if the autism gene was eliminated from the gene pool? You would have a bunch of people standing around… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
I've got my one area I work in and I want to educate people about autism and I also want to improve,… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
My problems are sort of more on a nuisance level. I can't stand scratchy clothes, I've got to have soft kinds of cotton against… — Temple Grandin Copy Share
Language just gradually came in, one or two stressed words a time. Before then, I would just scream. I couldn't talk. I couldn't get… — Temple Grandin Copy Share
Autism is a big continuum, going from someone who remains nonverbal, all the way up to geniuses on Silicon Valley. And some kids are… — Temple Grandin Copy Share
Some people with autism who don't talk, all they hear are vowel sounds. Like if I said 'cup,' they might just hear 'uh.' — Temple Grandin Copy Share
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… — Temple Grandin Copy Share
Animals do have emotion. But fear tends to be one of the most primal emotions. — Temple Grandin Copy Share
I think that the definition of autism is too broad. You got to remember, autism definition is a behavioral profiling. — Temple Grandin Copy Share
People can live up to high standards, but they can't live up to perfection. — Temple Grandin Copy Share
There is a small segment of people with autism that have savant skills, where they can memorize entire maps of whole entire city. They… — Temple Grandin Copy Share
here's certain things that are similar to cats and dogs. Dogs are just hyper social and they have a want to please you way… — Temple Grandin Copy Share
People talk about curing autism. But if you got rid of all those traits, who's going to make the next computer? — Temple Grandin Copy Share
It is important that our relationship with farm animals is reciprocal. We owe animals a decent life and a painless death. I have observed… — Temple Grandin Copy Share
In a dog social cue from a master can override where he saw the being placed. That won’t happen unless we have bred a… — Temple Grandin Copy Share
Well the dog that is the most is the a Labrador retrievers because they tolerate kids tugging on them and things better than other… — Temple Grandin Copy Share