Autism Quotes by Temple Grandin

Autism is part of who I am.

— Temple Grandin

I am different, not less

— Temple Grandin

Autism is an extremely variable disorder.

— Temple Grandin

“author Donna Williams, who is autistic,”

— Temple Grandin

“Thomas McKean, an autistic champion of self-advocacy”

— Temple Grandin

If you have autism in the family history, you still vaccinate. Delay it a bit, space them out.

— Temple Grandin

The worst thing you can do is nothing. (re: teaching children with autism)

— Temple Grandin

I am also a believer in an integrated treatment approach to autism.

— Temple Grandin

Half of Silicon Valley's got a little bit of autism.

— Temple Grandin

I'm a visual thinker, not a language-based thinker. My brain is like Google Images.

— Temple Grandin

You have got to keep autistic children engaged with the world. You cannot let them tune out.

— Temple Grandin

If I did not have my work, I would not have my life.

— Temple Grandin

If by some magic, autism had been eradicated from the face of the Earth, then men would still be socializing in front…

— Temple Grandin

One big question that's come up is: Has autism increased on the mild side of things? I don't think so - they've…

— 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…

— Temple Grandin

There's no black and white dividing line between a mild Aspergers, which is the mild autism, and computer engineer, for example.

— Temple Grandin

I've always thought of myself as a cattle-handling specialist, a college professor first; autism is secondary.

— Temple Grandin

I believe there is a reason such as autism, severe manic-depression, and schizophrenia remain in our gene pool even though there is…

— Temple Grandin

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…

— Temple Grandin

People talk about curing autism. But if you got rid of all those traits, who's going to make the next computer?

— Temple Grandin

You take somebody - one person has definitely got autism, you got another person that maybe has some of those traits and…

— Temple Grandin

In an ideal world the scientist should find a method to prevent the most severe forms of autism but allow the milder…

— Temple Grandin

I look at the successful people that have, you know, high functioning autism and Asperger's, they're ones where maybe the parents were…

— Temple Grandin

Lets get into talking about how autism is similar animal behavior. The thing is I dont think in a language, and animals…

— Temple Grandin

Some autistic children cannot stand the sound of certain voices. I have come across cases where teachers tell me that certain children…

— Temple Grandin

I can explain how a person with autism thinks. I am very, very interested in how people think. It's been a gradual…

— Temple Grandin

When I was diagnosed, mothers were blamed for causing autism. There was no autism support. They'd put autistic kids in institutions. I…

— Temple Grandin

“The easiest words for an autistic child to learn are nouns, because they directly relate to pictures. Highly verbal autistic children like…

— Temple Grandin

I think the mild Aspergers have always been there. You see, Asperger's diagnosis did not become common in the U.S. until the…

— Temple Grandin

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

The thing is, autism is all different, you know, variables. And you start out with a certain amount of, you know, the…

— Temple Grandin

The autistic brain tends to be a specialist brain, good at one thing, bad at something else.

— Temple Grandin

People on the autistic spectrum tend to get fixated on what they think.

— Temple Grandin

The most important thing people did for me was to expose me to new things.

— Temple Grandin

You simply cannot tell other people they are stupid, even if they really are stupid.

— Temple Grandin

People with autism aren't interested in social chit-chat.

— Temple Grandin

Sometimes we forget about common sense. Autism is used too much as an excuse for bad behavior.

— Temple Grandin

My Advice is: You always have to keep persevering.

— Temple Grandin

If I could snap my fingers and be nonautistic, I would not. Autism is part of what I am.

— Temple Grandin

It is never too late to expand the mind of a person on the autism spectrum.

— Temple Grandin