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" Autistic children are very difficult to take care of, especially severely autistic ones. When I was 4, I had almost no language; when I was 3, I had none at all. "

Temple Grandin

Children

Had

Language

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Up And Down

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" What I've tried to do is combine both my personal experiences with scientific research. I like to cross the divide between the personal world and the scientific world. "

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Research

" Some autistic children cannot stand the sound of certain voices. I have come across cases where teachers tell me that certain children have problems with their voice or another person's voice. This problem tends to be related to high-pitched ladies' voices. "

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Problems

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" The thing about being autistic is that you gradually get less and less autistic, because you keep learning, you keep learning how to behave. It's like being in a play; I'm always in a play. "

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" From a scientific standpoint, Aspergers and autism are one syndrome. Aspergers is part of the autism spectrum, not a separate disorder. "

" We have got to work on keeping these children engaged with the world. "

" Mild autism can give you a genius like Einstein. If you have severe autism, you could remain nonverbal. You don't want people to be on the severe end of the spectrum. But if you got rid of all the autism genetics, you wouldn't have science or art. All you would have is a bunch of social 'yak yaks.' "

" Language for me narrates the pictures in my mind. "

Temple Grandin

Mind

Pictures

" Computerized medical records will enable statistical analysis to be used to determine which treatments are most effective. "

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

Temple Grandin

Talk

People

" I can remember the frustration of not being able to talk. I knew what I wanted to say, but I could not get the words out, so I would just scream. "

" I like to cross the divide between the personal world and the scientific world. "

Temple Grandin

Divide

Personal

" The most important thing people did for me was to expose me to new things. "

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

" Autism is an extremely variable disorder. "

" Children between the ages of five to ten years are even more variable. They are going to vary from very high functioning, capable of doing normal school work, to nonverbal who have all kinds of neurological problems. "

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Way

Research

" Language just gradually came in, one or two stressed words a time. Before then, I would just scream. I couldn't talk. I couldn't get my words out. So the only way I could tell someone what I wanted was to scream. If I didn't want to wear a hat, the only way I knew to communicate was screaming and throwing it on the floor. "

" I obtain great satisfaction out of using my intellect. "

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