Ways to Help Children with Autism
Recently I had the honor of interviewing Dr. Temple Grandin, a world famous adult with autism, author, speaker and internationally acclaimed activist in not only the field of autism but also in animal behavior.
As a part of FamilyAffaires.com mission, we strive to educate, support, and advocate for families going through life changes. Recently we partnered with Durand, a non profit organization that provides quality learning opportunities to individuals with pervasive developmental disorders such as autism, and several other developmental and learning disabilities in a safe environment, and to offer services and resources to their families. Durand sponsored an Evening with Dr. Temple Grandin to support the autism community. The event was dynamic, informative and a great support for so many families whose everyday lives are affected by autism.
Dr. Temple Grandin spent some time with me to share her views on the new broadening in scope of the autism diagnosis, discussing whether she feels it is helping children with autism or hindering their growth and development.
She also share some advice on how to help young adults with autism assimilate into society without the need of structured therapies and how we can all help children of autism grow and stretch beyond their current abilities.
To say that the evening was inspiring would be an understatement. As a Community Advocate and Family Expert for FamilyAffaires.com my knowledge and understanding of autism was greatly expanded. If you have personal stories or comments we invite you to post them below or visit us at our Community Forum. We would love to hear from you!
Thank you so much for such a wonderful interview with Dr. Grandin from this amazingly informative and electric event by Durand, Inc.
Great interview Roseann. I have never seen Temple Grandin speak, so this was my first exposure to her. What she had to say during your interview was spot-on. Thank you for posting this interview.
Great interview! Keep up the good work!
My son is on the more severe side of the spectrum. I agree with Temple Grandin. The broad diagnosis category of autism is not good for anyone. See my blog post about the broad definition of autism on LinkedIn : Is the Increase in the Autism Diagnosis Really Real? at https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/increase-autism-really-real-irene-tanzman?trk=mp-reader-card
Thanks for sharing this video Roseann I enjoyed it! Take care and have a nice weekend!