Temple Grandin Case Study

Could a Bad Circumstance Be a Good One in Disguise? Today there are numerous different disabilities. Some of these disabilities can be such a disturbance that they cannot function, but, do they always know that they are different? Autism is a common disability that is in the world today affecting many children and adults. Temple Grandin has autism this could be a halter on her living a standard life. By that one does not mean standard as in perfect and understanding everything, standard meaning can she live on her own. In Temple Grandin’s case is her autism a desirable difficulty? Temple Grandin was a normal child when she was born happy and the perfect child. However, in an instant, the happy parents found that their perfect daughter was not perfect. At the age of four, her mother noticed that she was not responding normally to simple things such as hugs and was interested by simple yet unordinary things.
No, it is not, these people are different and yes, they may feel as if they are in a prison, but, with love and compassion we can break them free. In Malcolm Gladwell’s book David and Goliath is has a section about Advantages of Disadvantages, (19-38) Dr. Grandin shows this. She was born and lived with the disadvantage of having autism, yet later in her life, she changed that into an advantage for knowing how to cope with her autism and live a good happy life with this. As it is seen in the movie she uncertainties automatic doors, this does make walking into stores a hard thing to do unless they have a normal door. Many things that seem simple to people without autism just pass one by with no thought. However, to an autistic person, each and every day may give the impression of a death sentence. Autism, a wide differentiating spectrum disorder. Does this make or break someone does it make them better or worse? If it makes/breaks makes them better/worse that is entirely up to the person and the determination,