Autism In The Movie : Temple Grandin

Autism Spectrum Disorders are developmental disabilities with lifelong effects for the person. They are characterized by the repetitive behaviors exhibited by the client with social and communication deficits as well. Clients with ASDs have unusual abilities to learn, they struggle with paying attention and may react inappropriately with extreme tantrums to different sensations. ASDs include and are not limited to autistic disorder, pervasive developmental disorder, atypical autism and Asperger disorder. Research of autism has been tracked by the Centers of Disease Control for prevalence since 1996, however tracking of developmental disabilities began in the 1980s.

Temple Grandin was able to do amazing things for agriculture even though she struggled with severe autism. She also changed many things in the way animals were handled and treated. Temple was able to set standards higher not only for those who had autism to lead better lives, but also for animals to getter the treatment and care they deserve.

The organization I chose is the Jane Justin: School of Autism. It is located on 1300 W Lancaster Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76102.

Autism is a brain disorder that is characterized by slow and difficult comprehension of spoken and non-verbal communication and repetition of behaviors. Autism is normally noticed in the first two years of a child (Myers & Johnson, 2007). Asperger syndrome is an autistic disorder that has almost the same similarities with autism. People with Asperger syndrome have little comprehension of the world and its surroundings and poor communication with other people. People with Asperger syndrome are hard to recognize, as they do not show on their outward appearances. They are average or above average intellectually and have fewer problems in terms of speech and specific learning disabilities unlike in autism. These difficulties include dyslexia, epilepsy, and attention

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Temple Grandin is an inspiration to everyone, whether they work with animals or not, whether they have autism or not. She is an amazing woman with incredible and unique qualities. Her contributions to the world of working with livestock, and many other animals, has changed how the process of meat and other animal products works. Working through her own obstacles of being a woman born in the late 1940s with autism, she has paced the way for many people like herself to excel, and for animals to be cared for properly, even though they are being raised for slaughter.

Before completing the assignment of reading “Thinking in Pictures,” by Temple Grandin, I did not have much knowledge about autism. My only understanding was autism was some sort of neurological disorder that is seen similar to mentally handicapped individuals to someone with little understanding, like myself. I am very thankful to have been given an assignment like this one that gives me more knowledge of something I should already have in my line of work (though I am sure that was the whole purpose of the assignment, to educate the ignorant). I now have a better understanding of the cause, learning process and functioning of different levels of this defect.

“Temple’s most important innovations in design were accomplished not in spite of but because of her autism”. Says Sy Montgomery, the author of “Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World”. When someone has autism, it doesn’t mean they are dim-witted or different from everyone else. Temple Grandin inherited various special qualities which makes her extremely inspirational.

To gain a deeper knowledge of autism I read the book, “Rules”, by Cynthia Lord. One of the main characters, David, has autism. He exhibits many of the underlined behaviors above. The book never states where on the spectrum of autism David lies, but he has difficulty with communication, routines, behaviors, and repetitive behaviors.

Many children are diagnosed with Autism every year. Not all parents find out about their child being autistic as soon as they are born. Samantha is 4 years old and her parents are just finding out that she has Autism. They did the right thing by getting her evaluated once they found that something was not right with her. Now her treatment can begin and the parents will feel better knowing that they have help with Samantha.

Exploring Autism in the Movie, Rain Man Autism is considered a unique disorder that affects 1 in 500 people. Autism impairs three main areas of human development: speech, communication, and social interaction. The trademark feature of autism is impaired social interaction. All impairments can range from mild to severe. Individuals with autism may lack speech altogether or only learn basic language specific to their needs.

The Rain Man is a story about the relationship between two brothers, one being Autistic. The story line follows the as they drive across the country and their interaction as the one brother (Charlie) tries to deal with being thrust into a twenty-four hour a day week long journey and his first exposure to someone with Autism, his brother Raymond. Charlie Babbot is a younger guy who is involved in some high-risk exotic car sales when he realizes that he might not be able to make his bank notes on time. Charlie's father dies and leaves him with a car and some roses, while some unnamed beneficiary receives the remaining three million dollars the estate is worth. Charlie finds out from the bank that the trustee

Raymond was diagnosed in the movie the Rain Man with having autism. The autism symptoms disorder had several of Raymond’s characteristics, such impairment in social interaction, and multiple nonverbal behaviors. In this moment the Medical Model applies in Raymond case, when Raymond as a patient and needed a specialist for his psychological, behavioral, or cognitive disabilities. (Cole). Raymond could not look at people eyes, and most of the times slouched down spoken to keeping on a conversation. He refuse any kind the touch or even any fast anticipation in his directions. Raymond did not like when Charlie tried to hug him, the action was accept even when Charlie tried to explain. Raymond proves to have a personality of his own, that most of the time irritates Charlie. In this time the Client Centered Model when the client with your disability and barriers try to have participation on the life (Cole). During the conversation Charlie was asked Raymond a question, and he often answered with a negative answer. Raymond had hard time to carrying a conversation, sometimes used short answer was his away to put people away from his world. Would never start up a conversation with others or acted like he wanted to be around others, most of the times he was in self word without pay attention in others conversation around. When Raymond meet new people he tensed up and did not want to look, or act like anyone was there or speaking with him. Similarly situation made Raymond nervous, like

The television show The Good Doctor portrays the life of surgical resident, Shaun Murphy. He did not have a normal childhood. He and his brother ran away from home and started living on their own at a young age. Shaun found a wonderful mentor by the name of Dr. Aaron Glassman who could see the great abilities Shaun had and encouraged his education. Shaun is incredibly intelligent and finds his passion working as a surgical resident. Through his residency, he learns all about the medical field, but most importantly how to interact personally with those he comes in contact with. We are given lots of information throughout the TV show on how Shaun’s disorder develops, the treatment he receives, the affect it has on his

In the 1988 movie Rain Man, Charlie Babbitt, a self-centered car dealer world is turned upside down after discovering he has an autistic older brother. When Charlie learned that his father died and bequeathed all his money to the mental institution in which Raymond (his older brother) lives, Charlie takes Raymond out of the facility in hopes of getting his share of the money. Along the way, Charlie is no longer driven by money. He wants to be involved in Raymond’s life as much as possible.