It's very important for the parents of young autistic children to encourage them to talk, or for those … - Temple Grandin

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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.

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Autism's an important part of who I am, but I'm a college professor and an animal scientist first. And I wouldn't want to change 'cause I like the logical way I think.

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By looking at autistic kids, you can't tell when you're working with them who you're going to pull out, who is going to become verbal and who's not. And there seem to be certain kids who, as they learn more and more, they get less autistic acting, and they learn social skills enough so that they can turn out socially normal.

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

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I am also a believer in an integrated treatment approach to autism.

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Pressure is calming to the nervous system.

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