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What Women’s History Month means to me… to recognize during women’s history month? How has that person touched your life? Annie and I would like to recognize Dr. Temple Grandin for the incredible strides she has made for autism awareness, self-advocacy, and to giving a face and a voice for so …

What Light It Up Blue means to me… house.” It is not uncommon for a child with autism to invent a device to relieve his or her stress and anxiety.   When Temple Grandin was in college, she invented a squeeze chute to help her overcome autism processing sensory issues. This human chute …

Signs of autism in adults… report feeling isolated and misunderstood as a result of their efforts to mask their autism. Autism is part of who I am. - Temple Grandin Next steps to an autism diagnosis Read about autism diagnosis in adults Download our Adult Diagnosis Tool Kit Learn …

Signos de autismo en adultos… e incomprendidas como consecuencia de sus esfuerzos por ocultar su autismo. El autismo forma parte de lo que soy. - Temple Grandin Siguientes pasos para un diagnóstico de autismo Lea sobre el diagnóstico del autismo en adultos Descargue …

John Frizzell: Leveraging the talents of autistic individuals to 'boldy go where no one has gone before'… wasn't until much later, as I got to thinking about how  Star Trek's Mr. Spock is often cited as a hero by autism pioneer Temple Grandin, that I began to reflect on the parallels between the value of Vulcan and autistic traits. Though Spock is not …

Meet Wilder V.… autism tests. When I started questioning whether Wilder was autistic, I began researching more online and watched the Temple Grandin film. I felt super frustrated though, realizing how wide the spectrum is. I felt like I couldn't find anyone to …

Reflecting on my nonspeaking autistic son's 40th birthday… autism at a deepened human level, listen to and read the advice of autistic adults who are self-advocates, for starters: Temple Grandin proclaims that she is “Different but not less.”  Dena Gassner teaches, “You don’t outgrow autism, you grow into it.” …