"Ten Minutes with Temple" - An Autism Hangout "Beyond the Headlines" Report

[rcruz003]

She's autistic ?? Her IQ must be so high its off the chart.

[heartrn28376]

she is my hero! God Bless her.

[zepDzen]

ALL Children are lacking what Ms Temple speaks of, and I believe a lot of children entering school age are rushed to some kind of diagnosis because of this.

[NewNosey]

@maureendboyeradams It's worth a try!!! My son has ADD, and it helped to lessen the number of meltdowns.

[Kricardose]

I am very happy to see the vidoe Temple Grandin is a legend. She has singularly contributed more to science's knowledge of autism than any other one individual from you, hopefully the others also are happy for You

[Lisaannjoel]

As an autistic now grown up, Temple is correct. We need more help and to be told why. I too am a visual thinker. Pictures always stuck. When you are non-verbal people think you cannot understand what is being said but really you do. So parents, please do not think your child will never register the things you have said.

[MaryLou855]

My son is a very visual thinker. He is now 12 and has been quite a challenge since his first steps. We have overcome many obstacles and I'm sure will have many more. I am a believer of Temple's comments in this video, I have lived this for the past 12 years. My son and his ASD is truly a gift to me. Life would be boring if he were different. Temple I have watched your movie, and read your books, thank you for sharing your life. I have learned plenty and will continue to learn thanks to you!

[Wintersong34]

FYI this thing about vaccinations is 'junk science' look it up.

[1robinsong2]

And I would like to reiterate: Autism was nothing in the 50s. This Temple Grandin film is designed to mislead people. Because she was not vaccinated (so the story goes), and she is Autistic (again, so the story goes), and there were all these other Autistic kids in the 50s at this get-together with other desperate Autism Moms (so the lying story goes), we are to believe that the surging Autism epidemic in the past decade or so is in any way connected to the exponential increase in vaccinations.

[Lisaannjoel]

@1robinsong2

You are designed to mislead people. The autism and vaccines theory came from Jenny Mccarthy. Is she a scientist?

[NewNosey]

@1robinsong2 Temple had already graduated from college at that mother's meeting. Temple was born in 1947 so that meeting would have been about 1969-70, Hans Asperger published his findings in 1938 --about 32 years earlier.

The movie makes it clear that Temple's mother struggled to make her daughter understood. I'm confused as to why you are suspect.

I like Jenny McCarthy, but she's probably not the one to follow. Jenny is a celebrity & concerned mother, but...........

[1robinsong2]

My daughter has Aspergers Syndrome, and I finally figured it out. These autism afflictions of various degrees on the spectrum are all due to demons. I am not pulling your leg. I do believe there is a definite connection between the demons and the vaccinations, since vaccination as a "remedy" is pagan Babylonian in origin. There are oodles of things doctors could do to boost youngsters' immune systems w/out puncturing skin torturously, yet they still insist on those evil vials. It's demons.

[Wintersong34]

@1robinsong2 Not sure if serious or being sarcastic......I hope sarcastic.

[94MaverickGT]

@1robinsong2 I'm not really sure what you are trying to say; whether you are pro/con vax'ing, whether you daughter was vax'd or not but my 5 year old daughter has ASD and is non verbal and she was not vax'd....I stopped vax'ing when my oldest was 18 mos. My oldest has been mildly vax'd, no Autism but WAAAY more sick than my younger daughter, mild ASD and healthy as can be.

[transformingrebirth]

when my son was very young and first diagnosed at 3 and even before he was officially diagnosed at 2 and a half he was totally nonverbal. i quit my job and worked with him 8 hrs a day with flashcards with frequent breaks. just when i was going to give up he said his first words. it was a hard road but he talks great now and at 11 i am finally working on social skills dont tell me it cant be done.

[aoifebreen]

was this filmed in a canteen of some sort?I'm guessing from the background sounds.

[bthnkful4]

It's so great to hear what this woman has to say on how to help Aspies.I'm saddened that some of the comments trivialize that. If there's one thing I've learned, it's that there are no ideas that work universally to help Aspies.If what she says doesn't help someone with their autism or in dealing with someone with autism, it may help someone else.The stuff about her being 'a plant' makes you sound insane.

[EntropicMisanthropic]

Temple Grandin's a very high functioning autistic, partially due to luck and partially due to early, strong intervention via speech/cognitive therapy at age 2. Admittedly, it's very easy for her to say "Autism doesn't need to be cured", partially because it's the "selfish" nature of her autism talking. She's said herself that no matter how high functioning she is, she'll never be able to understand or bond with other people's feelings. If you ask me, THAT is the true tragedy of autism.

[1robinsong2]

Right. Like going to McDonald's and ordering one of their hamburgers is what autistic kids need. That den of satanic food, McDonalds.

[kelslaliberty]

Doesn't even seem like she has autism at all. What an amazing woman.

[1robinsong2]

@kelslaliberty I'm thinking the same thing. I think she's a plant. Temple Grandin is a fraud. My 5yo daughter has high-functioning Autism, and this woman does NOT look like her. This woman is a plant to make us all think Autism is nothing to worry about. Not to feel like we need to cure it. Not to try & rid them of the demons. It's a red herring. We lift HER up on a pedestal, so then we think "well look at Temple! She doesn't need a cure and she's great, so my baby doesn't need a cure, then."

[kelslaliberty]

@1robinsong2 Um , ok definitely not what I meant. She's definitely not a plant ... you're insane.

[1robinsong2]

@kelslaliberty Of course I realized that's not what you meant. You were thinking the same thing I was last month when I 1st came across her vids online: "She's managed her autism so well that she can offer the world something wonderful! What a great lead to follow!" Then I started questioning: the movie. 1. It's lying. There were no gatherings of autism moms in the 50s. Autism was barely a blip on the radar back then. No one had it. (cont'd. on next comment for #2.)

[1robinsong2]

@kelslaliberty 2.) She shows none of the signs of autism when you watch her in action. 3. She's recommending SSRI's. Anyone recommending SSRI's to anyone for anything is suspect in my book. Even IF what she's saying about "using just a tiny bit" is truly helpful, any autism mom knows today's doctors (in my experience anyway), are too unresponsive, dense and insensetive to actually LISTEN to the parent and patient and give a dose that's truly small enough. SSRI's can do SERIOUS, horrible things.

[kelslaliberty]

@1robinsong2 She was not a plant hahaha.

[reids87]

@1robinsong2 are u actually insane? rid them of their demons?? wtf

[XSilverXSaberXMikaX]

@1robinsong2 Not to attack or anything, but I disagree with you.

I happen to have aspergers myself and I know many like me who agree that we don't need a "cure." We have different perspectives and learning styles, as do people without autism. One among my college collegues even shows some effects that, compared to Temple Grandin (specifically) are the OPPOSITE.

[awaythroughautism]

I couldn't agree more with her in this interview.. My son is 15yrs now and there are so many things she has said and now expressed in movies, videos, books, etc. As a mother of a teen with autism I can't tell you how much she has inspired me and enlightened me as well. I think Temple is awesome; but her mother and aunt are truly wonderful women I admire too.

[GiftsofAutism]

great interview! i love how real she is! met her back in the early 90's!

[fartspray4you]

Temple Grandin is like the voice of my child because he does not say much on his own. So many things she says are so true, I just wish people not effected by autism would listen more. And I don't mean just doctors and scientists, I mean the people who look at me like a bad parent because my son gets sensory overload while we are out and he can't help it because he's different.

[TaliBruner]

I have Autism, Um Aspergers Syndrome (high-functioning autism), I have a lot of what she's talking about like the sensory issues. I don't like being touched by ppl I don't know.

[LostCause1743]

I have HFA-ASD, and I have known Temple upon that personal level on and off ever since her first book "Emergance." Ironically enough, the voice teacher that I study under shared this with me on Facebook! I am entirely blessed to not only have the Spectum Disorder of ASD... but to have known people like my voice teacher & above all else, Temple Grandin, personally!

[misstiggykins]

All I can say is that I have such a lot of respect for Temple Grandin...

Thanks for this video interview... 

[mamalusk]

about work experience: This is SO true!!! Temple - as always - right on the point!!! And this is also true for the so-called Typical youth!

Also: first of all - sensory issues!!!

And: basic life-skills - SO important to teach!!!

I just love Temple - she is my hero!!!