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Temple Grandin is a 2010 American biographical drama television film directed by Mick Jackson and starring Claire Danes as Temple Grandin, an autistic woman whose innovations revolutionized practices for the humane handling of livestock on cattle ranches and slaughterhouses. It is based on Grandin's memoirs Emergence and Thinking in Pictures.
In Teaching Children with Autism : Strategies to Enhance Communication and Socialization, Kathleen Ann Quill, ISBN 0-8273-6269-2; Thinking in Pictures: Other Reports from My Life with Autism (1996) ISBN 0-679-77289-8; Developing Talents: Careers for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism (2004). ISBN 1-931282-56-0
The women share their life stories and also give advice to readers on how to deal with their diagnosis. [3] One of the women discusses the issue of marriage, saying, "My son's father and I live in the same house, are friends, but live separate lives largely due to my autism spectrum disorder (ASD). We live fairly happily, however." [5]
A special interest may change over time or last a person's whole life. [15] A 2014 survey found that the average number of special interests an autistic person has is 2, and the average longevity is 13 years. [2] A 2021 pilot study found the mean number of current special interests reported was nine. [16]
The broader autism phenotype describes people who may not have ASD but do have autistic traits, such as abnormalities in eye contact and stimming. [83] In 1996, American academic Temple Grandin published Emergence: Labeled Autistic, describing her life experiences as an autistic person.
Paige Hennekam (born August 2, 2000), better known as Paige Layle, is a Canadian ADHD and autism acceptance activist and author. They [a] are known for discussing their experiences with ADHD and autism on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube since 2020. Their first book, But Everyone Feels This Way: How an Autism Diagnosis Saved My Life, was released ...
Temple Grandin, autistic designer of cattle handling systems, said that one reason she can easily figure out how a cow would react is because autistic people can easily "think the way that animals think". [49] According to Grandin, animals do not have "complex emotions such as shame or guilt" and they do not think in language. She says that ...
Autistic people are also less likely to graduate from secondary school, college, or other forms of higher education, further contributing to high rates of unemployment and lower quality of life. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] This failure to successfully complete education can be in part attributed to a lack of support from educational institutions.