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Aug 25, 2006
"There is more than a verbal tie between the words common, community, and communication ... Try the experiment of communicating, with fullness and accuracy, some experience to another, especially if it be somewhat complicated, and you will find your own attitude toward your experience changing." --John Dewey
Reading the Animal Mind
Dr. Temple Grandin is convinced that she experiences the world much as an animal does because of her autism. Grandin has a legendary ability to read the animal mind and understand animal behaviour when no one else can. Best-known for convincing McDonalds to work with more humane slaughterhouses, this animal scientist/writer/professor and arguably the most famous and accomplished autistic person in the world, believes that, like animals, people with autism think without words. NPR interviews Grandin on language and communication through the prism of autism.
BE THE CHANGE
Experiment with your communication: in your interactions today, express yourself with fullness and accuracy and see how it changes your experience.
