Temple Grandin Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“There tends to be a lot of autism around the tech centers... when you concentrate the geeks, you're concentrating the autism genetics.”

“Autism is part of who I am.”

“Some people with autism who don't talk, all they hear are vowel sounds. Like if I said 'cup,' they might just hear 'uh.'”

“My mind works like Google for images. You put in a key word; it brings up pictures.”

“My mind sort of works like a search engine. You ask me something, and I start seeing pictures.”

“When I was younger, I was looking for this magic meaning of life.”

“If I did not have my work, I would not have any life.”

“I 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.”

“I was so afraid to go out west to my aunt's ranch. But the only choice my mother gave me was to go for two weeks or all summer. I wound up staying all summer. And that's where I learned about cattle. I could relate to their behavior, their fears.”

“It's very important for the parents of young autistic children to encourage them to talk, or for those that don't talk, to give them a way of communicating, like a picture board, where they can point to a glass of milk, or a jacket if they're cold, or the bathroom. If they want something, then they need to learn to request that thing.”