That is the focus of much of Dr. Temple Grandin's current work. She says much of the hope for a productive future lands on the parents and the messages they send, the expectations they set and the support they provide.
Canada.com has a great article. Click HERE.
Great pic of me with Temple to the right. I was nervous about touching her...you know how those Aspies are:)
They really need role models. Persons with issues like theirs that
are successful and leading independent lives. Temple Grandin is a good one, so is Bill Gates (don't tell me he isn't an Aspie:)
"Parents just want an assurance that their child is going to be able to live with dignity across their life span," says the father of a 14-year-old son with autism.
"You wonder what his life is going to be like as he gets older," says the school board trustee. "He's a very kind, caring person and at times I worry, 'Is he lonely? What's going to happen when I'm not around?"'
"I still think that there is a lot of bigotry towards the disabled today. [There are] stereotypes that autistics can't empathize with other people, that they can't form emotional attachments, that they are selfish, that autism is a 'disease,' which they need to be 'cured.' I personally don't like the words 'disorder,' 'illness' or 'disability.'
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Very cool article HERE at Breitbart.com about a robot whose brain is made of living tissue! His brain is made from stiched together rat neurons. It even had swap out brains that behave differently! It's an amazing experiment in neuronal growth and memory. Mostly memory.
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