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
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
When I was younger, I didn't even realize the way I think visually is different. — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
When I was in high school and college, I thought everybody could think in pictures. And my first inkling to my thinking… — 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
For example, if ears are back on a horse, it's obviously not very happy. And the eyes show that it's not happy.… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
Just think about it yourself; you don't want to put the [cat's] litter box down the basement because that's too far, on… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
I think it's a real shame so many schools have taken out the hands-on classes. Art, music, auto mechanics, cooking, sewing, these… — 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
Lets get into talking about how autism is similar animal behavior. The thing is I dont think in a language, and animals… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
Language for me narrates the pictures in my mind. When I work on designing livestock equipment I can test run that equipment… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
I think that autistic brains tend to be specialized brains. Autistic people tend to be less social. It takes a ton of… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
How do you have a think in pictures? Well, you have to sort the pictures into categories. You know, for example, a… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
To understand animal thinking you've got to get away from a language. — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
I think a brain can be made "more thinking" or made "more emotional." At what point does this become abnormal? Autism in… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
I'm a visual thinker, really bad at algebra. There's others that are a pattern thinker. These are the music and math minds.… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
People on the autistic spectrum tend to get fixated on what they think. — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
I think using animals for food is an ethical thing to do, but we've got to do it right. We've got to… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
I think that autistic brains tend to be specialized brains. Autistic people tend to be less social. It takes a ton of… — 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
Autism's an important part of who I am, but I'm a college professor and an animal scientist first. And I wouldn't want… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
You could train cats do things, a lot of people don't think cats aren't trainable. Cats can be trusted just a friend. — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
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 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
