I have been on the same dose of anti-depressants for 15 years, and my nerves still go up and down in cycles; but my nerves are cycling at a lower level than they were before. Temple Grandin anticycledepressant Change image and share on social
Some autistic children cannot stand the sound of certain voices. I have come across cases where teachers tell me that certain children have problems with their voice or another person's voice. This problem tends to be related to high-pitched ladies' voices. Temple Grandin autisticcasechild share on social
The thing about being autistic is that you gradually get less and less autistic, because you keep learning, you keep learning how to behave. It's like being in a play; I'm always in a play. Temple Grandin autisticbehavegradually Change image and share on social
I'm a visual thinker, not a language-based thinker. My brain is like Google Images. Temple Grandin basebraingoogle Change image and share on social
When I was in high school and college, I thought everybody could think in pictures. And my first inkling to my thinking was even different was when I was in college and I read an article about, you know, some scientist said that the caveman could not have designed tools until they had language. Temple Grandin articlecavemancollege 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
One big question that's come up is: Has autism increased on the mild side of things? I don't think so - they've always been here. Some of this is increased detection. Temple Grandin autismbigdetection 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 tends to be a lot of autism around the tech centers... when you concentrate the geeks, you're concentrating the autism genetics. Temple Grandin autismcenterconcentrate Change image and share on social
Who do you think made the first stone spears? The Asperger guy. If you were to get rid of all the autism genetics, there would be no more Silicon Valley. Temple Grandin aspergerautismgenetic Change image and share on social