Treffert Center: A Conversation with Temple Grandin, PhD

[@nataliepapolis]

She is so aware of her surroundings, you could see her looking around at all the little movements and noises

[@lizzyjeanne]

I love Temple. She is so brilliant and has such insight.

[@soberanobrasil9370]

I know it's obvious, but she's amazing.

[@ritamariekelley4077]

Temple's brain works so fast, no wonder she couldn't get her words out. The speech mechanism is too slow for such a lightening-fast mind.

[@nataliepapolis]

She would a cool mom, the kid would be so busy,

[@LynnSandler-j9k]

Mowing lawns, chores around your home, learning work skills, learning a trade. Its worth a try.

[@MaryKDayPetrano]

I could never do algebra either. And it wasn't a requirement in college. But, getting to this language subject, I don't know how you would design and carry out a study like this, but here is what needs to be studied and how to go about it. My attention was directed to the problem when (1.) my bottom-up style cannot in any way match the language rules lawyers and courts require, especially under "notice pleading;" and (2.) the bar admisson of Haley Moss who branded herself as the first autistic Florida Bar member. She was admitted to the Florida Bar in around January 2019. Reflecting on all this, as well as my own experience in law school, made me realize (1.) law school is in reality a cult-like super-indocrination in the non-autistic use of language, especially "seeing the big picture," spotting a couple "gist facts," and reasoning all the details from there; and, if Haley Moss was the first autistic Bar member in 2019, then what went before ? I have now found 2 autistic Florida Bar members, 1 autistic California Bar member, and there might be 1 or 2 others according an an American Bar Assn article. That means, virtually all Bar Associations and career rise to the Bench everywhere in every state in the U.S. is almost 100 % homogenously non-autistic. A study needs to be done on very detailed genetics and language, going back to archaic humans, on this almost 100 % homogenous Bar -Bench membership as one group in a study. The other group needs to be a very, very large database of autistic people, and language genes, and going back to archaic humans. Such a study would shed so much light on what is going on with autistic use of language, the lack of social cognition in so many autistics (like me), and this more "primitive" brain seen in autistic savants as well as maybe what is uncovered in acquired savants. I have done a huge amount of research on these autism genes and archaic human lineages and where some of the autism genes began. Some autism genes occurred at the chromosome 2 fusion, and is thought to have occurred possibly during Homo Erectus. Also, Homo Erectus is thought to have had a G2 grammar and use of language. Do most autistic have a G3 grammar ? I'm not sure I do, and I know I can't use recursion or heirarchy naturally, or very well. I have some genetics that can be tracked to Denisovan, who also had autism genes. It's all a lot more complicated that that, but I understand Temple's identity is what she does for work, but for many autistics being autistic is an identity and a culture all in itself, and this may have some very ancient, archaic roots. It doesn't make us bad or lesser, but it does make us in many cases different and having some talent or talents that should be expected and may be true to an ancient human lineage. Doing a really good genetic language study is incredibly important to autism research, and the best place to find a comparison group is in Bar and Bench membership where those people have been actually screened to exclude an autistic type, and who continue to make court rules precisely to punish and deny court access to people who cannot communicate in a very non-autistic way. As a bottom-up thinker, there is nothing I can do to communicate in that way and I don't think I ever can short of completely rewiring my autistic brain. These are two very distinct language types. The insight from such a language study would be incredibly valuable.

[@christianschneider5385]

hello, i have a Question, could you imagine, that a Person, with autism lost its Spezial skils, when i get into conversation, with the expectations from the normally People, and try to be "normal", i mean, when this Person, Needs all its autistic intelligence, for beeing like the usually People? , this is often a Risk for developing psychiatric Problems, like schizophrenia and Paranoia, because the person, lost its real personality, in a second world, or from the beginning of its life, when the parents, dont have enough thime, for developing, Special autistic skills? for example, when they are traumatised thanks.

[@ritamariekelley4077]

This is so important. Believe in yourself. Normal. what a boring world if everyone was "normal." Pick friends who appreciate who you are. I wish I hadn't tried so hard to fit in. I really appreciate your insight into how it can be so traumatizing. I am a retired Spec Ed teacher, but also realize that I am on the spectrum. I loved having students like you.

[@mares3841]

Plan for lots of rest. Plan for lots of time to organize. Make suitable choices. Say "regrets, no thanks" whenever necessary even to things that others say you "should" do - sporting events, parties, etc.

[@elizabethrindfleisch6878]

This is a very good question. And I guess you're onto sth. It is possible to emulate certain behaviors at the expense of overextending oneself. Over time this takes a toll.

[@sow9619]

She gives me so much hope. My 2 year old is on spectrum and I hope to find his area of interest to motivate him to speak.

[@lindaclairesartori]

Can I get in touch with Dr. Treffert?

[@goglerrocks]

Train the talent

[@mares3841]

Why is he reading a newspaper haha

[@mares3841]

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