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Habits Quotes by Temple Grandin

13 Habits quotes by Temple Grandin

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If you’re curious how a mind attuned to detail views daily routines, these 13 snippets give a clear window into Grandin’s take on habits. They’re brief, yet each one pinpoints a practical angle that can spark a fresh thought about what we repeat day after day.

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

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The squeeze machine is not going to cure anybody, but it may help them relax; and a relaxed person will usually have…

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I'm a child of the 50s. I was expected to have table manners. There needs to be some expectations for behavior. I'm…

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As you may know, some of the stereotyped behaviors exhibited by autistic children are also found in zoo animals who are raised…

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If you start using a medication in a person with autism, you should see an obvious improvement in behavior in a short…

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Let's get into talking about how autism is similar animal behavior. The thing is I don't think in a language, and animals…

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I am much less autistic now, compared to when I was young. I remember some behaviors like picking carpet fuzz and watching…

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

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

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One thing I'd like to just keep on doing is I want to educate people about animal behavior and about autism. I've…

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I studied a lot of animal behavior and one of the things I find really interesting is the whole idea that animals…

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If you see a child with autistic-like behaviors at age two and three, the worst thing you can do is just let…

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I believe that the place where an animal dies is a sacred one. There is a need to bring ritual into the…

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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…

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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…

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Autism is a big continuum, going from someone who remains nonverbal, all the way up to geniuses on Silicon Valley. And some kids are…

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Some people with autism who don't talk, all they hear are vowel sounds. Like if I said 'cup,' they might just hear 'uh.'

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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…

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Animals do have emotion. But fear tends to be one of the most primal emotions.

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I think that the definition of autism is too broad. You got to remember, autism definition is a behavioral profiling.

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People can live up to high standards, but they can't live up to perfection.

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There is a small segment of people with autism that have savant skills, where they can memorize entire maps of whole entire city. They…

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“There's a point where anecdotal evidence becomes truth”

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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…

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

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It is important that our relationship with farm animals is reciprocal. We owe animals a decent life and a painless death. I have observed…

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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…

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Well the dog that is the most is the a Labrador retrievers because they tolerate kids tugging on them and things better than other…

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