The last thing most would consider autism to be is a gift. Not so for Temple Grandin who credits her Autism for her amazing designs and inventions. Here is a short interview with Temple as she touches on a few key issues regarding autism, the way she sees the world and how autism is a blessing in disguise. Popularity: 2%...
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This is a great video I found from TEDTalks featuring Temple Grandin doing what she does best. She talks about how we need all kinds of minds, how to encourage the geeky kids, thinking in pictures and how she loves helping to change the world. Watch the video here Popularity: 2%...
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The following is a really wonderful article from The Wall Street Journal of an interview with world renown inventor and animal scientist Temple Grandin. Her fantastic insight into the mind of the autistic is something I will never tire of. Enjoy the following. By BARI WEISS ‘Who do you think made the first stone spear?”...
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I have been waiting to see this movie ever still I first read about its production. I am happy to say the wait is finally over. Feb. 6 at 8:00PM ET/MT will be the first showing of this highly anticipated movie about the amazing life of Temple Gandin. Based on the writings by its title subject, HBO Films’ Temple Grandin is an...
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When Zak Kukoff was 5 years old, his autistic cousin came to live with his family for a couple of years. Zak remembers feeling sad and angry about the way his cousin was treated outside his home. “She was kind of ostracized in the community, and I remember thinking, years later, maybe I could do something about that,” he said....
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During the long stretch of nights when Charlie Weis was afraid to go to sleep for fear that he would never wake up, there came a promise. He would make a difference with his second chance at life. Months later, in the light of day, when the reality of nearly dying during gastric bypass surgery was diluted by heavy doses of...
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