286 Quotes by Temple Grandin

Some children may need a behavioral approach, whereas other children may need a sensory approach.

What parents and teachers and caregivers did with me that actually worked and a lot of that was the old fashion 50s upbringing. They just gave the instruction when I did something wrong - life was more structured. So basically it's [my work] based on experiences with me that worked and it was teachers and parents that made me have those experiences.

As you may know, some of the stereotyped behaviors exhibited by autistic children are also found in zoo animals who are raised in a barren environment.

I'd rather see a kid get fixated on something they can turn into a career.

Language for me narrates the pictures in my mind. When I work on designing livestock equipment I can test run that equipment in my head like 3-D virtual reality. In fact, when I was in college I used to think that everybody was able to do that.

You could train cats do things, a lot of people don't think cats aren't trainable. Cats can be trusted just a friend.

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

Half of Silicon Valley's got a little bit of autism.

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