ED 507 Temple Grandin (Autism and Perspective)

According to Grandin, if you want to understand autism in animals, you have to think in_________.

• verbal language

• pictures

• mathematical formulas

• fragments

What are the three types of thinking that Grandin mentions in her talk?

• photo realistic, visual-pattern, and verbal mind thinkers

• math, science, and history thinkers

• art, movement, and form thinkers

• imagery, picture, and method thinkers

According to Grandin, what is one tendency of an autistic mind that can be used as a motivational advantage?

• it tends to be complacent

• it tends to be interested in many different things

• it tends to be in a daydream state

• it tends to be fixated

What kinds of things did Temple Grandin engage in as an autistic child and youth?

• selling clothes at a dressmakers shop

• internships in college

• drawing horses

• all of the above

What is one option that Grandin presents as a way to help students with autism become successful in the world?

• to force them to go to the university

• to encourage them to be photographers

• to become a mentor

• to leave them in isolation

Why would studying animals give you a much greater understanding of autism?

How has this talk changed your thinking about people with autism?