People need to learn how to work, learn how to support themselves. I think it's just fine to be eccentric.
Temple GrandinI'm a big believer in getting kids involved in things where there's a shared interest because that's where they can have friends.
Temple GrandinThere is a small segment of people with autism that have savant skills, where they can memorize entire maps of whole entire city. They can do calendar calculations. And this is similar to some of the skills that animals have.
Temple GrandinIf I could snap my fingers and be nonautistic, I would not. Autism is part of what I am.
Temple GrandinWhat parents and teachers and caregivers did with me that actually worked and a lot of that was the old fashion 50s upbringing. They just gave the instruction when I did something wrong - life was more structured. So basically it's [my work] based on experiences with me that worked and it was teachers and parents that made me have those experiences.
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