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BeckyDem

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Fri Oct 15, 2021, 09:57 AM Oct 2021

Temple Grandin urges parents and educators to expose autistic children to a range of experiences

Temple Grandin has co-written a new book, “Navigating Autism,” in which she argues it's too easy to use the autism label to define a person on the spectrum. She urges exposing kids to many experiences to find and emphasize strengths rather than deficits. Jamie Wax reports.

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https://www.cbsnews.com/video/temple-grandin-urges-parents-and-educators-to-expose-autistic-children-to-a-range-of-experiences/





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Temple Grandin urges parents and educators to expose autistic children to a range of experiences (Original Post) BeckyDem Oct 2021 OP
Her book. "Thinking in pictures" changed my life Walleye Oct 2021 #1
Wonderful! +1 BeckyDem Oct 2021 #3
Her books are fascinating--well worth reading it you haven't already. tblue37 Oct 2021 #2
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