WorksheetsED 507 Temple Grandin (Autism and Perspective)
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 13mins
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?
