Well the dog that is the most is the a Labrador retrievers because they tolerate kids tugging on them and things better… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
A treatment method or an educational method that will work for one child may not work for another child. The one common… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
My life - autism's an important part of it, but it bothers me when I see kids where autism and their autism… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
Social thinking skills must be directly taught to children and adults with ASD. Doing so opens doors of social understandings in all… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
There needs to be a lot more emphasis on what a child CAN do, instead of what he cannot do. — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
It's very important for the parents of young autistic children to encourage them to talk, or for those that don't talk, to… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
If you see a child with autistic-like behaviors at age two and three, the worst thing you can do is just let… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
As you may know, some of the stereotyped behaviors exhibited by autistic children are also found in zoo animals who are raised… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
Some autistic children cannot stand the sound of certain voices. I have come across cases where teachers tell me that certain children… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
There are three basic ways [to use a dog to work with autistic children], one is just to be companion person and… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
Research is starting to show that a child should be engaged at least 20 hours a week. I do not think it… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
I was nonverbal until I was four years old. Back in the 50s, I was the kind of kid they used to… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
You have got to keep autistic children engaged with the world. You cannot let them tune out. — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
“Children who are visual thinkers will often be good at drawing, other arts, and building things with building toys such as Legos.” — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
“The word “autism” still conveys a fixed and dreadful meaning to most people—they visualize a child mute, rocking, screaming, inaccessible, cut off… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
The worst thing you can do is nothing. (re: teaching children with autism) — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
One of the things I want to do is be a decent role model. I've got a lot of emails and stuff… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
I think there's some kids that need to go from being a child to being a grown-up. You get out in the… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
Some teachers just have a knack for working with autistic children. Other teachers do not have it. — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
I'm a child of the 50s. I was expected to have table manners. There needs to be some expectations for behavior. I'm… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
“The easiest words for an autistic child to learn are nouns, because they directly relate to pictures. Highly verbal autistic children like… — 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
If you have a 2 or 3 year old who is not talking, you must start an early intervention program. The worst… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
“Many autistic children like to smell things, and smell may provide more reliable information about their surroundings than either vision or hearing.” — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
The thing is, autism is all different, you know, variables. And you start out with a certain amount of, you know, the… — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Animals do have emotion. But fear tends to be one of the most primal emotions. — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
I think that the definition of autism is too broad. You got to remember, autism definition is a behavioral profiling. — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
People can live up to high standards, but they can't live up to perfection. — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
