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 been on antidepressants for years, and it worked to stop my anxiety and didn't limit creativity. Some of the best work… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
we raise them for us; that means we owe them some respect. nature is creul but we dont have to be. i… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
One area of study that still needs to be done is the kind of autism where kids have speech and they lose… — 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
I don’t want my thoughts to die with me, I want to have done something. I’m not interested in power, or piles… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
I think one of the worst things schools have done is taken out all of the stuff like art, music, woodworking, sewing,… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
Cats are great with clicker training. There's a great video you can get called "Clicker Magic". There's a scene in that video… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
We breed dogs to be more social than the wolf. There is very interesting research that has been done with a wolf… — 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
