By Temple Grandin
Good teachers helped me to achieve success. I was able to overcome autism because I had good teachers.
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I put a great deal of emphasis on employment because I see so many very intelligent people with autism and Asperger's syndrome without satisfying jobs. A satisfying profession made life have meaning for me. I am what I do and think instead of what I feel.
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