[ORDER SOLUTION] Thinking in Pictures by Temple Grandin

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Thinking in Pictures by Temple Grandin

In Temple Grandin’s Thinking in Pictures, she recalls how she “was quoted as saying, ‘If I could snap my fingers and be nonautistic, I would not. Autism is part of what I am.’ In contrast, Donna Williams says, ‘Autism is not me. Autism is just an information processing problem that controls who I am.’ Who is right? I think we both are, because we are on different parts of the autism spectrum, I would not want to lose my ability to think visually. I have found my place along the great continuum” (50).

This passage underscores to the issue of personal identity–personal defining and how others or society chooses to categorize people.

In your response, speak to this passage in general, and what it says about the human predicament.

Also, select another passage that you think is especially relevant for Grandin’s experience.