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Grandly Temple
I saw this movie after reading this interview. And here's the real deal.
Bravery beyond words.
If the story of Temple Grandin doesn't move you, you may be autistic.
Bravery beyond words.
If the story of Temple Grandin doesn't move you, you may be autistic.
posted by Spencerblog at
7:01 PM
4 Comments:
I loved the movie as well. But surely you're not implying that if you have autism, you can't be moved. People with autism have feelings and emotions too. Though they do have trouble with social interaction.
Well put.
But then, Temple Grandin herself said in the BBC piece, she doesn't care for movies about "relationships."
She prefers movies like "Wallace & Gromit."
She makes a very good point that, in some cases, there is way too much emphasis on the "diagnosis" especially for those with Asperger's. She says that sometimes that's all they want to talk about, instead of other things they're interested in. How much of it is just normal differences in peoples' personalities. To be sure, there are people who are profoundly disabled by their autism. But it being a spectrum disorder, there are people at the other end of the spectrum who are quite capable of leading "normal" lives, whatever normal means. In any event, a great movie about a pretty amazing person.
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