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title: "4 Aunt Quotes By Temple Grandin"
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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/i-had-people-in-my-life-who-didn-t-give-up-on-me-my-mother-my-aunt-my/)

[Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/)

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> [You have to get autistic kids out and expose them to things, but do this without any surprises, so they know what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/you-have-to-get-autistic-kids-out-and-expose-them-to-things-but-do/)

[Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/)

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> [We've had several cats. I had a cat when I was a kid. My Aunt had lots of cats and I got…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/we-ve-had-several-cats-i-had-a-cat-when-i-was-a-kid-my-aunt-had-lots/)

[Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/)

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> [I was so afraid to go out west to my aunt's ranch. But the only choice my mother gave me was to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/i-was-so-afraid-to-go-out-west-to-my-aunt-s-ranch-but-the-only-choice/)

[Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/)

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## Other authors on Aunt

## More by Temple Grandin

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/my-problems-are-sort-of-more-on-a-nuisance-level-i-can-t-stand/)

[Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/language-just-gradually-came-in-one-or-two-stressed-words-a-time/)

[Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/)

> [Autism is a big continuum, going from someone who remains nonverbal, all the way up to geniuses on Silicon Valley. And some kids are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/autism-is-a-big-continuum-going-from-someone-who-remains-nonverbal/)

[Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/)

> [Some people with autism who don't talk, all they hear are vowel sounds. Like if I said 'cup,' they might just hear 'uh.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/some-people-with-autism-who-don-t-talk-all-they-hear-are-vowel-sounds/)

[Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/mild-autism-can-give-you-a-genius-like-einstein-if-you-have-severe/)

[Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/)

> [Animals do have emotion. But fear tends to be one of the most primal emotions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/animals-do-have-emotion-but-fear-tends-to-be-one-of-the-most-primal/)

[Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/)

> [I think that the definition of autism is too broad. You got to remember, autism definition is a behavioral profiling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/i-think-that-the-definition-of-autism-is-too-broad-you-got-to/)

[Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/)

> [People can live up to high standards, but they can't live up to perfection.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/people-can-live-up-to-high-standards-but-they-can-t-live-up-to/)

[Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/)

> [There is a small segment of people with autism that have savant skills, where they can memorize entire maps of whole entire city. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/there-is-a-small-segment-of-people-with-autism-that-have-savant/)

[Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/)

> [“There's a point where anecdotal evidence becomes truth”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/there-s-a-point-where-anecdotal-evidence-becomes-truth/)

[Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/here-s-certain-things-that-are-similar-to-cats-and-dogs-dogs-are-just/)

[Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/)

> [People talk about curing autism. But if you got rid of all those traits, who's going to make the next computer?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/people-talk-about-curing-autism-but-if-you-got-rid-of-all-those/)

[Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/)

> [It is important that our relationship with farm animals is reciprocal. We owe animals a decent life and a painless death. I have observed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/it-is-important-that-our-relationship-with-farm-animals-is-reciprocal/)

[Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/in-a-dog-social-cue-from-a-master-can-override-where-he-saw-the-being/)

[Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/)

> [Well the dog that is the most is the a Labrador retrievers because they tolerate kids tugging on them and things better than other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/temple-grandin/well-the-dog-that-is-the-most-is-the-a-labrador-retrievers-because/)

[Temple Grandin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/temple-grandin/)

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