2018 Meeting of the Minds with Dr. Temple Grandin, Liane Holliday-Willey and Alix Generous

There is no "normal". This is so amazing.

Im new to learning about Dr Temple Grandin, I find her to be inspiring and motivational. A gift to the planet from God.

Cannot thank you enough for this folks. Am female, 50+ n am now, after a “challenging” lifetime of mis-diagnosis, on the waiting list for an official diagnosis. There’s little info for humans in my group on the internet. So, these ladies are a delight to me - they make me feel welcome, far less isolated and, most importantly, give me hope for a better life - even if I only have 10 years left, they can be better! ❤

Young people are living at home with parents are gaming on the cell phone while unmotivated individuals into their 40s, there is help and good information online.there is hope and help. This video is very brave and informitive.

I was a late diagnosis. 36 years old. I'm sitting here in my shop working alone on a tire change listening to this on my Bluetooth speaker. It got to the cartoon part of the school advertisement and by the end of the cartoon I'm on my knees next to my tire stand crying. Even recognizing myself as part of a wider community since diagnosis, I have still felt like the same alien I've always been. I don't know why something so silly as an advertisement type cartoon audio would hit me so hard but I'm still sobbing.

I love Temple Grandin. She's a no bs human being and all us "normal" (sic) ppl can learn a few things about acceptance and focus on things that matter and benefit all beings.

This discussion was absolutely wonderful. I wish everyone on the spectrum, or who knows someone on the spectrum could see this.

That was so fun and so interesting. Great ladies!

A fortunate discovery!

What a great talk, I see so many NTs lose their minds to face book or some “reality” show. I ask them what did you learn today, you should see the looks - as though I’m arrogant - ignorance is treated like a virtue.

I was unofficially diagnosed 2.5 years ago. Last spring i finally began to come to terms with it. I went through a few months of omg wth am i doing? Im learning to take care of my environment so that i am not triggered so much.

This is an amazing discussion. I did not have words to express myself (still struggling) and my family did turn blind eyes to the abuse, refusing to acknowledge or validate my life experience(s).

I'm obsessed with her. Love 💓

Boy do I wish this was around for my son.

Video begins at 19 mins....and then it is great !

Awesome truth about Autism... It's a brave move sharing

If individuals are fortunate enough to not have to work, then volunteerism is a way to learn social skills, its a human experience as well.

It was reading Liane"s book "Pretending to be normal" that I recognised like a mirror image, myself. I'm sure that had I not read this book I would still be confused & bewildered ( if not probably suicided because of feeling like such a defective human being ) I am inspired constantly by these women who are all so different yet are threaded to the same Tapestry that is Autism. Thank You to each of you for speaking out & telling your story with such blunt honesty ( It is sooo good to hear this because it is of such value "frank honesty" to a world which is inceasily becoming so superficial ) THANK GOD FOR ASD !!!

This wonderful conversation has brought up sooo much stuff. Brilliant. My father left my mother, brother n I when I was about 7. My mothers autism and the situation was simply over whelming for her (p.s. my father had some highly autistic behaviours - birds of a feather…). So, I had to learn to shop, clean house, look after my brother n make food as best I could - school did get somewhat sidelined. It wasn’t the best solution but it was an effective solution - the alternative would’ve been the “care” system and the separation of myself n my brother. So, shit happens n we all do our best. This was in the 70s, I hope and pray that there are now other, less damaging and more effective answers.

“I’ll proof read anything you have” - I had to laugh, I often make pencil corrections of misprints in books. Other aspects of this conversation that I recognised made me sob - but, our lives are bittersweet. It would be good to help autistic women have a better balance of the two.