If I could snap my fingers and be nonautistic, I would not. Autism is part of what I am.
Temple GrandinUnfortunately, most people never observe the natural cycle of birth and death. They do not realize that for one living thing to survive, another living thing must die.
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.
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