Comments on: Temple Grandin devalues us again, in print this time. https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2006/04/27/temple-grandin-devalues-us-again-in-print-this-time/ Thu, 19 Apr 2018 15:53:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Autistic Acceptance Month Day 19: I Hate It When Power Begets Corruption [A Rant] – Comments From The Pecan Gallery https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2006/04/27/temple-grandin-devalues-us-again-in-print-this-time/#comment-34583 Thu, 19 Apr 2018 15:53:52 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=79#comment-34583 […] that Temple Grandin has spoken of so-called “low-functioning” autistic in a way that dehumanizes them. I hate that she accused those who are unable to find work of being “lazy“. I hate […]

]]> By: The Revolution Needs All Kinds of Minds: on Slacktivism and Ableism – The Outcast Post https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2006/04/27/temple-grandin-devalues-us-again-in-print-this-time/#comment-30372 Mon, 17 Apr 2017 03:53:56 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=79#comment-30372 […] with her, especially when most people think she’s an excellent authority…the articles here, here, and here cover that in detail. If you are a disability activist and want to fight back I’d […]

]]> By: The Revolution Needs All Kinds of Minds: on Slacktivism and Ableism – The Outcast Post https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2006/04/27/temple-grandin-devalues-us-again-in-print-this-time/#comment-30371 Mon, 17 Apr 2017 03:39:52 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=79#comment-30371 […] with her, especially when most people think she’s an excellent authority…the articles here, here, and here cover that in detail. If you are a disability activist and want to fight back I’d […]

]]> By: The Revolution Needs All Kinds of Minds: on Slacktivism and Ableism – The Outcast Post https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2006/04/27/temple-grandin-devalues-us-again-in-print-this-time/#comment-30160 Sat, 04 Feb 2017 09:24:53 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=79#comment-30160 […] her, especially when most people think she’s an excellent authority…the articles here, here, and here cover that in detail. If you are a disability activist and want to fight back I’d […]

]]> By: writerhelenrdavis https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2006/04/27/temple-grandin-devalues-us-again-in-print-this-time/#comment-28905 Tue, 05 Jan 2016 01:02:41 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=79#comment-28905 In reply to Kassiane.

I am.an NT and I am.horrified by miss grandins statements. all human life is valuable.and precious!

]]> By: High and low | autisticook https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2006/04/27/temple-grandin-devalues-us-again-in-print-this-time/#comment-24687 Sun, 15 Sep 2013 13:12:50 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=79#comment-24687 […] Temple Grandin devalues us again, in print this time (ballastexistenz.wordpress.com) […]

]]> By: Welt-Down-Syndrom-Tag: Gegen pr?natale Diagnostik und selektive Abtreibung - Autismus-Kultur https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2006/04/27/temple-grandin-devalues-us-again-in-print-this-time/#comment-11066 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 02:51:56 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=79#comment-11066 […] viel zu unkritisch oder bef?rworten diese z.B. f?r sogenannte “Schwerbetroffene” – darunter Temple Grandin. Niemand betreibt diese Suche aus blo?em akademischen Interesse. Ziel dieser Forschung ist ein […]

]]> By: Emily https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2006/04/27/temple-grandin-devalues-us-again-in-print-this-time/#comment-11065 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 06:49:24 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=79#comment-11065 I used to agree with her. I’m sorry. I’ve been anticure for years w.r.t. aspies (my own lable) but before I saw your video “in my language” I thought that “low functioning” people were just suffering & had nothing in common with me (which I could blame on NT influence, but it seems cowardly. if I’d thought to ask thequestions I would’ve got the answers). now I try to be better than that, try not to judge without understanding (I’m finding it hard but…)

thanks for showing me that I was wrong.

]]> By: Tom https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2006/04/27/temple-grandin-devalues-us-again-in-print-this-time/#comment-11064 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:02:16 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=79#comment-11064 When I saw Temple Grandin speak, I had the same feeling as expressed in the comments above, that she seems to baselessly assert that her experience is that of all or most autistics. She does seem to have trouble making distinctions… I remember her conflating inventiveness with AS, saying that without AS we wouldn’t have the people who invented the ipod. And talking about how Autistic people think visually so well. Personally I have poor visualization skills but that doesn’t make me any less an Aspie. And I know many people with autism who are not capable of or interested in designing ipods.

]]> By: Alexandra https://ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2006/04/27/temple-grandin-devalues-us-again-in-print-this-time/#comment-11063 Wed, 28 May 2008 06:15:06 +0000 http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=79#comment-11063 When people talk to me about HFA v.s. LFA I say that it is really a misnomer because HFA can be just as “disabled” in a predominately non-autistic world and LFA can be just as functional as anyone else you just have to brake out of your destructive paradigm. However I often get the response “Well your High-functioning you just don’t know” Then I show them your brilliant work and hope they can learn to understand.

I don’t believe in HFA v.s. LFA we are all people and we are all different and though labels can be helpful I find that getting “too” specific with elaborate sub categories just serves to divide us and foster prejudice, hatred, mistrust, and pride.

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