You can't punish a child who is acting out because of sensory overload. — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
Some children may need a behavioral approach, whereas other children may need a sensory approach. — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
One of the big areas I'd like to see a lot more research done on is the sensory problems, and it's real… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
One of my sensory problems was hearing sensitivity, where certain loud noises, such as a school bell, hurt my ears. It sounded… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
I think the core criterion is the social awkwardness, but the sensory issues are a serious problem in many, many cases of… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
Let's get into talking about how autism is similar animal behavior. The thing is I don't think in a language, and animals… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
One of the places where research is needed is all the sensory problems. And you get sensory problems not just with autism,… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
I studied a lot of animal behavior and one of the things I find really interesting is the whole idea that animals… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
Lets get into talking about how autism is similar animal behavior. The thing is I dont think in a language, and animals… — 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
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
An animal’s memory is not in words, they’ve got to be in pictures – it’s very detailed so let’s say the animal… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
Basically when it comes to autistic kids and animals there's kind of three ways that they work, some of them are instant… — 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
