Research has shown that a barren environment is much more damaging to baby animals than it is to adult animals. It does not hurt the adult animals the same way it damages babies. Temple Grandin adultanimalbaby Change image and share on social
Research is starting to show that a child should be engaged at least 20 hours a week. I do not think it matters which program you choose as long as it keeps the child actively engaged with the therapist, teacher, or parent for at least 20 hours a week. Temple Grandin activelychildchoose share on social
If you start using a medication in a person with autism, you should see an obvious improvement in behavior in a short period of time. If you do not see an obvious improvement, they probably should not be taking the stuff. It is that simple. Temple Grandin autismbehaviorimprovement share on social
If you have autism in the family history, you still vaccinate. Delay it a bit, space them out. Temple Grandin autismbitedelay Change image and share on social
I think that autistic brains tend to be specialized brains. Autistic people tend to be less social. It takes a ton of processor space in the brain to have all the social circuits. Temple Grandin autisticbraincircuit Change image and share on social
Language for me narrates the pictures in my mind. When I work on designing livestock equipment I can test run that equipment in my head like 3-D virtual reality. In fact, when I was in college I used to think that everybody was able to do that. Temple Grandin collegedesignequipment share on social
I think sometimes parents and teachers fail to stretch kids. My mother had a very good sense of how to stretch me just slightly outside my comfort zone. Temple Grandin comfortfailgood Change image and share on social
I like to figure things out and solve problems. Temple Grandin figureproblemsolve Change image and share on social
There is a tremendous range of children with a PDD label. Temple Grandin childlabelpdd Change image and share on social
Some teachers just have a knack for working with autistic children. Other teachers do not have it. Temple Grandin autisticchildknack Change image and share on social
