autistic – Education

Different minds: Temple Grandin on nurturing autistic workers

NEW YORK (Reuters) – During the past five decades, Temple Grandin’s visually indexed mind, a key feature of her autism, helped make her a leading animal researcher. FILE PHOTO: Temple Grandin, the subject of the Emmy-winning made for television movie “Temple Grandin”, poses backstage at the 62nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California… Read More »

Teacher puts autistic student’s desk in a bathroom stall

What a crap idea. A Washington mother asked her autistic son’s teacher to give him a “quiet place” to work, only later to find out the 11-year-old’s desk was placed in the bathroom, reports CNN affiliate KOMO. “I was stunned,” says Danielle Goodwin. “I was so shocked, I just took the picture because I didn’t… Read More »