Apr 26, 2017
“I believe there is a reason such as autism, severe manic-depression, and schizophrenia remain in our gene pool even though there is much suffering as a result.” ― Temple Grandin, Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism
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“I believe there is a reason such as autism, severe manic-depression, and schizophrenia remain in our gene pool even though there is much suffering as a result.” ― Temple Grandin, Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism
“I don’t want my thoughts to die with me, I want to have done something. I’m not interested in power, or piles of money. I want to leave something behind. I want to make a positive contribution - know that my life has meaning.” ― Temple Grandin
“If they can't learn the way we teach, we teach the way they learn” ― O. Ivar Lovaas
"If I did not have my work, I would not have my life."
- Temple Grandin
"You are the most brave intrepid person I have ever known, and you have dedicated your life to helping those who are misunderstood and underrepresented."
- Claire Danes
“This is a FOREVER journey with this creative, funny, highly intelligent, aggressive, impulsive, nonsocial, behavioral, often times loving individual. The nurse said to me after 6 hours with him ‘He is a gift’ INDEED he is,”
-Janet Frenchette Held, Parent
ʺI had people in my life who didn't give up on me: my mother, my aunt, my science teacher. I had one-on-one speech therapy. I had a nanny who spent all day playing turn-taking games with me.ʺ
- Temple Grandin
"We have got to work on keeping these children engaged with the world."
- Temple Grandin