Autism…we get it, we live it, we love it! We love many things about our neurodiverse students. Among those things are their passion for a better world and their intelligence and creativity that can lead to solutions. Every quarter at Temple Grandin School, we have two concurrent days we call...

A lot has changed in ten years. When we first opened our doors in 2011, Asperger’s was still a diagnosis, distinct from autism in the DSM-IV. (Asperger’s actually shared a diagnostic code, 299.80, with the elusive PDD-NOS – Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified.) Books on Asperger’s could fit (mostly)...

Here at Temple Grandin School, one of the core values we live by is Understanding: “…we understand the nuances of Asperger’s and other neurocognitive differences. We look beyond behavior to understand our students’ concerns and motivations. We respect their learning styles, and through our socio-academic curriculum, we help them develop...