Why autism is a gift

Temple Grandin, an autistic professor, speaks with CNN after her recent TED talk. She says being autistic is a blessing.

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[Thecowofwar]

because they come up with shit that doesnt make sense to most people usually invent high tech shit

[pepsi1649]

this is a really interesting woman!

[arzoma1]

My middle child has Aspergers Syndome and Temple Grandin is her hero...she wants nothing more than to be a scientist....Autism can be a blessing.

[TheRaemoney]

I feel ya, I have autism and though I'm glad I'm able to have freinds, sometimes I feel like people are just idiots (not everyone, though.)

[marikachica]

@jodidaniels yes :) sorry..

[jodidaniels]

@marikachica by scale you mean spectrem, right

[marikachica]

Autisim exists on a massive scale from those who function and live completely normal lives and you wouldn't be able to tell had autism to those that need constant care.

Clearly - which end of the scale a person exists on is going to dictate whether it is a 'gift' or not.

I'd never describe autisim as a blessing.

[lollipoplover52]

dang! art4thecure u wrote soooo many comments~

[art4thecure1]

@dexhellhound

i had to read your comment a few times but i think we're agreeing. all i said was people stereotype autism, put people down who have it, and fear their children have it.

[dexhellhound]

@art4thecure1 ....i cant tell your agreeing or disagreeing with me...but like i said i live in Houston and when the word autism comes up most people hear think of down syndrome a good precentige of the time

[art4thecure1]

@dexhellhound

for someone who went to a school specializing in autism you cant spell aspergers. also had to read your comment a few times to know what the heck your talking about... i said in my comment that people stereotype and put down people who have autism and go as far as to use the word 'retard' to describe things that are stupid. also said in my comment that people fear their child would have autism. i by the way have aspergers syndrome which is a form of high functioning autism

[dexhellhound]

@art4thecure1 buy the way about autism is how most people look at autism and don't think of ass-burgers or the rest most people think of down syndrome witch is where half of the stereotype comes from by the way oh and another thing is i went to a high school that specialized in kids with autism hell i have it but what made me go was the school toled my parents i had it and if i didn't learn about it and take care of it i could go to prison. in other words people look down on autistic people