Comments on: The Amazing Temple Grandin – UPDATED http://witnessla.com/bears-and-alligators/2010/admin/the-amazing-temple-grandin/ street news, views and stories of justice and injustice Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:08:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Celeste Fremon http://witnessla.com/bears-and-alligators/2010/admin/the-amazing-temple-grandin/comment-page-1/#comment-180601 Celeste Fremon Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:30:27 +0000 http://witnessla.com/?p=14691#comment-180601 Johh, I'm sure it'll eventually be out on DVD. See it then, It's really worth it---and then some. Johh, I’m sure it’ll eventually be out on DVD. See it then, It’s really worth it—and then some.

]]> By: John Moore http://witnessla.com/bears-and-alligators/2010/admin/the-amazing-temple-grandin/comment-page-1/#comment-180599 John Moore Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:18:21 +0000 http://witnessla.com/?p=14691#comment-180599 She is indeed an amazing person, with savant talents with animals. Unfortunately, I don't get HBO, or I would watch it She is indeed an amazing person, with savant talents with animals. Unfortunately, I don’t get HBO, or I would watch it

]]> By: Celeste Fremon http://witnessla.com/bears-and-alligators/2010/admin/the-amazing-temple-grandin/comment-page-1/#comment-180597 Celeste Fremon Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:28:26 +0000 http://witnessla.com/?p=14691#comment-180597 Really good story, and good thoughts, GJ. I've been lucky enough to report on people who have various kinds of mental conditions and disabilities and they taught me that intelligence and talented is a great deal more complex than I'd ever imagined. Intelligence and/or talent isn't like a pool that is either shallow or deep. It's more of a variegated affair with some areas shallow and some very deep indeed. It's what Oliver Sacks has expressed so well in his books. Really good story, and good thoughts, GJ.

I’ve been lucky enough to report on people who have various kinds of mental conditions and disabilities and they taught me that intelligence and talented is a great deal more complex than I’d ever imagined.

Intelligence and/or talent isn’t like a pool that is either shallow or deep. It’s more of a variegated affair with some areas shallow and some very deep indeed.

It’s what Oliver Sacks has expressed so well in his books.

]]> By: Gava Joe http://witnessla.com/bears-and-alligators/2010/admin/the-amazing-temple-grandin/comment-page-1/#comment-180585 Gava Joe Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:28:26 +0000 http://witnessla.com/?p=14691#comment-180585 Ditto for the Saints! I have an autistic cousin in Oklahoma. Chris is nearly 50 now living with my Uncle on the farm. I taped the Temple Grandin movie off HBO last night and will send it to my Uncle Carl. He's recently widowed and has his hands full with Chris who's unfortunately not made all the great progress Temple did. His birth and the huge job of raising him caused my Uncle Carl and Aunt Dorothy to move from their vineyard outside San Jose to a small farm 60 miles from OK City. As I said Temple displayed some highly tuned attributes and completely lacked others, but what really caught my attention was her affinity for animals, how she could empathize with what cattle might be experiencing as they were led to slaughter. My cousin shows the same ability to internalize and relate on a higher level with the critters on their farm. My Uncle says it's a hoot to watch Chris follow him and the animals follow Chris, almost as if their drawn to a gentle spirit. there's a school of thought within the New Age types that the autistic folks among us are actually a higher level of beings who've yet to have their potential realized. I scoffed at the notion when my Sister ran the theory by me, but now after seeing the Temple Grandin movie I'm going to study it a little further. Why not? Life is already too short and knowledge is infinite. Ditto for the Saints! I have an autistic cousin in Oklahoma. Chris is nearly 50 now living with my Uncle on the farm. I taped the Temple Grandin movie off HBO last night and will send it to my Uncle Carl. He’s recently widowed and has his hands full with Chris who’s unfortunately not made all the great progress Temple did. His birth and the huge job of raising him caused my Uncle Carl and Aunt Dorothy to move from their vineyard outside San Jose to a small farm 60 miles from OK City. As I said Temple displayed some highly tuned attributes and completely lacked others, but what really caught my attention was her affinity for animals, how she could empathize with what cattle might be experiencing as they were led to slaughter. My cousin shows the same ability to internalize and relate on a higher level with the critters on their farm. My Uncle says it’s a hoot to watch Chris follow him and the animals follow Chris, almost as if their drawn to a gentle spirit. there’s a school of thought within the New Age types that the autistic folks among us are actually a higher level of beings who’ve yet to have their potential realized. I scoffed at the notion when my Sister ran the theory by me, but now after seeing the Temple Grandin movie I’m going to study it a little further. Why not? Life is already too short and knowledge is infinite.

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