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If I did not have my work, I would not have any life.
Temple Grandin
Life
Work
If you start using a medication in a person with autism, you should see an obvious improvement in behavior in a short period of time. If you do not see an obvious improvement, they probably should not be taking the stuff. It is that simple.
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Time
Behavior
Improvement
Obvious
When you take a drug to treat high blood pressure or diabetes, you have an objective test to measure blood pressure and the amount of sugar in the blood. It is straight-forward. With autism, you are looking for changes in behavior.
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Behavior
Blood
Measure
Pressure
There is a tremendous range of children with a PDD label.
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Children
Some teachers just have a knack for working with autistic children. Other teachers do not have it.
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Children
Teachers
Some children may need a behavioral approach, whereas other children may need a sensory approach.
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Children
May
Some autistic children cannot stand the sound of certain voices. I have come across cases where teachers tell me that certain children have problems with their voice or another person's voice. This problem tends to be related to high-pitched ladies' voices.
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Children
Ladies
Problems
Sound
Teachers
Voice
Research has shown that a barren environment is much more damaging to baby animals than it is to adult animals. It does not hurt the adult animals the same way it damages babies.
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Animals
Babies
Baby
Environment
Hurt
Research
Pressure is calming to the nervous system.
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Pressure
You have got to keep autistic children engaged with the world. You cannot let them tune out.
Temple Grandin
Children
World
People are always looking for the single magic bullet that will totally change everything. There is no single magic bullet.
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Change
People
Magic
Will
My life is basically my work.
Temple Grandin
Life
Work
Research is starting to show that a child should be engaged at least 20 hours a week. I do not think it matters which program you choose as long as it keeps the child actively engaged with the therapist, teacher, or parent for at least 20 hours a week.
Temple Grandin
Research
We have got to work on keeping these children engaged with the world.
Temple Grandin
Work
Children
World