I was fortunate to see Temple Grandin speak shortly after my son's diagnosis. I was living in MT and she was there. She has connections with the college because of their agriculture program and was in town. She did a talk at a local theater and I went. It really helped change my perspective of autism at a critical time for me. So grateful and happy you got this experience! 💞
For what it’s worth. Taylor, I’m proud of you for being you on this channel. For attending this important conference and making new, valuable connections with your peers. Yes, your peers, Taylor. You belong there on that stage; you have earned the right to be there, you’ve certainly paid and continue to pay your dues. At the moment, you’re going through the bush to get to the picnic. You’ve got this!!! 😊😊😊
This one made me emotional because isn’t that all we want, to feel like we’re a part of something, like we belong? Yes. Also, I’m from Fort Worth too, born and raised.
This is so wonderful. Dr. Grandin is wonderful. And YOU are beyond wonderful. Also, how awesome is it that in the photo you shared, Dr. Grandin has your cactus pen poking out of her shirt pocket. 🥰🌵🌺
The movie about Temple Grandin is how I eventually discovered that I was neurodivergent. I kept that rented DVD for a month. I made a list of things about her that we had in common. I would ask people, “are you like this?” about various commonalities I had with Temple. They looked at me like I was crazy. I would say, “I’m like that!” My wife and kids believed me, but my birth family as well as the last friend I had were highly skeptical. I only have my wife and kids in my life now.
I was lucky to attend the Autfest event. Was 2 wks after I got my AuDHD diagnosis @ 43 yrs old. The ADHD dx was expected but was surprised by the autism diagnosis. (Had been initially told I was ‘too successful’ to have ADHD 😅) Your videos have been my go-to to help me navigate this new world. Was great to hear you,Temple & the other panelists- thank y’all for all the hard work, your openness & authenticity.
I LOVE what Beth was talking about helping severe patients with multiple comorbidities forming these complex pictures that are being treated in isolation without any joined up care. I'm so happy that she's highlighting this and really focusing in on this in her own research. Thank you so much for everything you're doing and good luck with your research.
Thankyou so much for sharing this reflection about your experience, in such a fresh, raw, gracious way. 🌻 This advice you gave was so beautiful, timely and encouraging for me: "Tell your story imperfectly. Tell it before you feel like you've got it right. Tell your story however you want, with words, art, music, design. Tell your story however it makes sense to you, because it's important. You don't have to be whole for your story to matter. In fact I think that a lot of times when we tell our story from a place of brokenness that's even more powerful. Tell your story because you matter and you're unique, and there's nobody like you and that's a really beautiful thing." I'm 49 and I still haven't used my referral for diagnosis. Still masking and trying to do all the things ... sometimes I feel like the idea that I have autism and/or ADHD is all in my head, but I have decades of journals filled with pages of evidence that suggest otherwise. I invalidate my experience because diagnosis seems overwhelming and expensive. Will I find the right pages and the right words at the right time, in order to feel understood? I'm scared in advance of the way people I love will invalidate whatever the result is, as they already dismiss my desire to learn more about this part of myself. I'm not sure if I'll find the funds and courage to pursue formal diagnosis, but your words help me feel seen, and give me courage to keep writing books, making art, encouraging other sensitive souls, and thriving in moments of hyperfocus, secret stims, unmasked autistic joy, connection with others in the AuDHD community, solidarity with others in my life who also self-identify, learning to advocate for my needs and boundaries with less guilt, figuring out how to work 'with' my brain and so on. Your channel and a few others make this all SO much easier and more enjoyable, and I can't thank you enough. I'm glad you were invited onto a stage where your voice could be amplified and your connections could grow.
you are a leader in the neurodiversity movement. you deserve every bit of recognition and respect that you get and more. thank you for all your sharing and community building. sending love and support and hope your situation at home works out❤️ your work helps us all thrive
I met Dr. Temple Grandin when I was about 9 years old. She was doing a conference at the Geneva Center in Toronto (a great autism resource, by the way), and she was really sweet to my mother and I.
This brought me to tears, especially the cactus pen story, and your sense of purpose. Thank you for your vulnerable sharing. It means a great deal to see you showing up to help represent the nuances of the spectrum. Also I feel you on imposter syndrome. Thank you for sharing your self talk as great advice!
With your work, you have helped so many people and have made us feel understood and validated. It is lovely to see that you feel the love of the community and that you had such a positive and meaningful experience. Before watching the video, I should have followed the thumbnail's advice: "Grab your tissues!" I hope the recovery process is going well and that you can take the time you need to rest and process the experience. By the way, the part about the anxiety of getting sick or something happening right before significant events on the calendar felt so relatable.
Thankyou so much for sharing, Taylor. It sounds like it was a wonderful event, hugs to you xxx is it weird I feel like a proud sister? Lol you've done so much for this community and continue to do so and I'm so happy you had this fab opportunity xxx
You are incredible, Taylor! 💜 You are powerful!!! I would've been lost for words. Sad I couldn't join you all this year. Maybe in the future. We are here for you! Thanks for all you do! You are the reason I first considered looking at life differently. Love the photos with all of you! side note: nurses are extremely possessive of their pens... that is great that Dr. Grandin liked your pen 💚🌵
It was so good to meet you and yes, I am a hugger! I didn't get much one on one time to talk to Dr Grandin but I really enjoyed listening to her input during the Q&A. YOU are a valuable member of this community and your insights are always spot on for me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for just being you!! Enjoy the funky chicken!❤
This video was well done! Thank you for sharing your experience!!! My thought: OF COURSE TAYLOR WAS ON STAGE WITH TEMPLE!!! We adore your honesty! I watched every video you have made after learning I am AuDHD at 57! 😳😬 You are such a wealth of HELPFUL information! Ever grateful in Texas!
Crikey, all that you've achieved in just 3 years (?!) is nothing less than awe-inspiring. Thank you Taylor for being an AMAZING trailblazer for the autistic community! Here's to the next 3 years and beyond! 🧡
This is amazing! I am so happy for you, Taylor! You really deserve all of that recognition! Thanks for sharing your story with us for these last 3 years. You keep inspiring me a lot! 🦄✨
Behind all that overwhelming everything you dropped such an incredibly powerful phrase that I have to post-it at my desk now 😅 “ you don’t have to be whole for your story to MATTER”. omg how warm and supportive it is! Thank you, Taylor, for always making us feel seen and accepted!! You totally deserve every bit of that wonderful experience and love being sent your way just as much as all the time in the world for rest and recovery from it! 27:56
Temple Pen sounds like a great trademark! I would've fan boy for Temple too! she's awesome! I love these vids! best wishes, a neurodivergent mind from Argentina
How overwhelmed and what a privilege to be invited to an event like this. Overwhelming because of the magnitude of what you've experienced in geese few short years. Mazeltov, Co grats and you deserved to be there. Well done Taylor 👏 ❤
What a remarkable event…it comes shining through you! And I love love love that you have your Taylor shirt on ❤🎉 Thank you for sharing this unedited recollection of the weekend. I would be freaking out!!!! if I were anywhere near Temple Grandin! I am so impressed that you were able to be there and show up as you are. You are the coolest!!!!! And I am a loss for words but I want to say more so maybe some other time. Thank you again for being you!!!
I'm so proud of you. The universe presented you with the revelation of your own perfection. You were blessed with your full-circle moment, while you're alive to observe it. Some people never get to see their life's work buttoned up and beautiful. I'm sorry you're struggling, it's a transient phase and you'll find your way through. A great support group was just dropped around your shoulders like a blanket. Go you!!🎉💜
I’m so happy this happened for you. You’ve earned it. Your channel has helped so much. Thank you for posting this ❤ Love the pen story! It was meant to be! 😊
This is wonderful! Thanks for your transparency. (Interestingly, your eyes are even more bright and pretty as you shed tears!) Some of my takeaways: " However I am today, it's okay to show up that way." "You don't have to be whole for your story to matter." (!!) When you spoke of how Temple Grandin was so gracious to everyone and said it was a real "learning opportunity"...I love that phrase. "Inspirational" seems cliche and annoys me as it feels as if it means I HAVE to do something with those feelings. But "learning opportunity" is lovely and allows me to choose! Near the end you say "Barb, you're amazing." I know you were speaking to Barb Cook, but when I first heard it my mind processed it as to ME. (Also "Barb") That was so powerful and uplifting. Hoping you can rest up and process what you've been through!
Love that she’s got it in her pocket in that picture! ❤ You’ve now contributed joy to her life, just as she has contributed to yours and ours! Love your heart and all you’ve done to be a voice for this community. ❤
How exciting it must have been meeting Temple Grandin. I loved her documentary. Your cactus pen story is delightful! I bet the second time you bought the pen you never suspected it would end up in Temple Grandin's pocket 👏🏻😂 She must have loved it.
When you mentioned the first cactus pen you lost at home, I hoped the story would end with you finding that pen as soon as you returned home. I still hope for that conclusion. Thanks for sharing your story.
Thanks for sharing this experience with us! I've been feeling burnt out and defeated recently and I feel like my spark is reignited again after watching this video. You're a blessing to our community. You have helped me in my autism journey as much as Temple has. Thank you! ❤️
I love that your intuition knew "It was a no brainer!" Follow the universal signs bite anxiety by the butt and know you are right where the universe needed. ❤ We love you! You worked for it.
You are a true disciple in this community. If it wasn’t for you I would have continued to struggle and beat myself up for every time I reach a burnout. I received my diagnosis yesterday 😢 I am going through so much all at once. I am eternally grateful to be able to lean on your videos. Thank you so much!
Thank you for sharing this and your help and all the information you’ve provided to the community. Last week, I finally started the process of getting a professional diagnosis here in Japan because of you. I cannot thank you enough for your hard work and your presence. Congratulations on such an incredible milestone💗
Sounds like an amazing experience! I did a lived experience talk last year for the 1st time for bipolar. I have another coming up this month. So exciting. Looking into autism and your info is great! Thank you.
I think many things we do have a much larger purpose, so I don't think it's silly at all that you feel the pen was for her. You are fabulous and are making such a difference in my life. I just came to my own self-diagnosis at age 70.
I love that you got this opportunity and hope that once you've integrated the whole experience, your humility turns to pride! Yours is the only autism channel I still follow since my diagnosis at 32, and I can't tell you how much I respect and appreciate all the work you put in to guide and give people a sense of belonging
Thank you deep from my heart.... I'm french and your channel and all the community on internet help me to thrive.... I know I am autistic since few time ( late diagnosis 41 years old ). When I discovered the existence of Temple Grandin, all that she did... and who she is.... it helpt me... by all this energy... I have always felt so différent and isolated...and dysfunctional.... And today i am so moved and so .... ( no word...) to feel i have a community all over the world.... and I realise that I am not dysfunctional... I am proud to be one human being of this community. With humility and love, and with an energy which help in worst moments... now I want to live... and feel responsable to be really who I am... and to be respected... for all who can't speak....all the invisibles....all who don't know... all who hide... Thank you for all people who are part of that and help so much... Thank you so much Taylor for all what you do and share, it help all over the world thanks to internet...❤🧡💛💚💙💜 Big hugs from France 🌵🌷🌵🌷🌵🌷
Taylor, you belonged up there. Please know that. You have made me better understand myself - I have yet to seek a diagnosis, but there are too many traits which come up that I cannot ignore. I am so proud of your accomplishments. Thank YOU for being unapologetically you.
I am quite sure doctor or not, Emmy winning biography or not you were perfect. I have you and many other courageous and talented creators like you get opportunities for more of these.
Sorry you're going through such a tough time right now. I'm got some rough stuff going on between me and some family members myself. Hugs from Austin...
I was also blessed to meet Temple at a Companion Animal conference years ago. She had something nice to say to everyone she met and was so engaged with what they said to her. An amazing woman!!
25:13 I know Temple was diagnosed as a child, and to have received a childhood diagnosis as a female of her generation, I would assume she has a fairly low masking profile. Plus, people tend to learn to case less of what others think of them as they age, so I'd imagine she burns a lot less energy in social situations than a younger, higher masking type (similar considerations apply to males that fit the classic Aspergers stereotype: a decent chunk of us are actually quite extroverted. I have trouble engaging socially out of general awkwardness, but I almost never exhaust myself socially.
I hope your recuperations is sweet and restful, therapeutic. That was a good story. That had to be amazing (though I can only think of it as being draining if I were there). You're one of the ones that got the torch (try not to think about that too much until after you've recuperated).
Dear precious Taylor, everyone started somewhere - even Dr Grandin. I’m sure you would say to others that “length of service” (for wont of an appropriate word) doesn’t equate to value or impact, both of which you have had and are having in bucketloads. Each person has a different appeal and therefore reaches different people and of all the TH-camrs and autism advocates I relate best to you. I’m certain this heavy dose of imposter syndrome will pass as you find your place and are supported in recognising your worth and the effect you are having each and every day through your channel and work. You are amazing and you absolutely deserved your place alongside Dr Grandin. Much love as you recuperate 💜
The found cactus-pen story is poignant, beautiful and funny. I can imagine that moment you first spotted the pen in the pocket!! Life is an adventure so moments of joy need to be embraced. Thanks for sharing, and for the insights, and for adding beautiful meaning to my week. Sending a hug around the world ✨ ps great T-shirt!
I've experienced this type of thing this past year too for the first time, not related to autism but in my professional/passion niche, which is just as niche & weird to outsiders as autism (and more of us are autistic than we think lol) - i know exactly what you mean, it's surreal, like out of body experience surreal & it's something I now understand I need punctuating my year semi regularly. I never related to having your battery "filled up" by anything social but now I understand we just need to find the right kind of people to make that happen - it's just harder for us to find.
Don't beat yourself up for going to your room to recover between sessions. It's a mark of wisdom to know what load you can carry. ❤ Better to know your limits, than meltdown or shut down on stage. 😊
10 minutes in and having to pause the video to comment. What I’m hearing is that you felt SEEN, but what’s coming through for me is that it’s as if the missing of not being diagnosed as a child leaves a void, yet the space that was held for you is how it could have been to have felt recognized & known as an autistic person for your entire life.
I'm looking to the Autfest... First a comment, how is it possible to say that autistic poeple have no empathy?, like here with you, when a person fall appart, I fall appart to, because I can related myself to her... And, after... Your work, and the one of each autistic personn committed to do that, is sooooooooooooo précious. We can know that we really have a tribe.... and we can accelereted our own understanding, being stronger, wiser, more in peace, more confident. I 'm crying even when they don't... the stories are so authentic.
And….Thank you for sharing! You should have put a disclaimer for empaths at the beginning as I sit here crying with you lol. Ok now share the cactus pen!!! Where do I get one!!!
“In an ideal world the scientist should find a method to prevent the most severe forms of autism but allow milder forms to survive.” Temple Grandin. That quote is in her book “Thinking in Pictures” on page 122. I appreciate all she has accomplished for the autistic community. That quote, however, is pro-eugenics and she needs to step away from that stance. It’s outdated thinking and is promoting discrimination against autistics because it supports functioning and ableist labels. On a side note…thank you for your channel and all you do for our community. Thank you for sharing your experiences.
Thank you. I was scrolling through and wondering why no one else seems aware/was acknowledging her problematic views that I can’t find anything about her declaring she doesn’t believe that stuff anymore. There’s room to appreciate the positive changes she’s brought about without putting her on a pedestal and ignoring the glaring flaws. I’m really happy for Taylor’s successes and growth, not trying to take away from that at all. Autistic joy is the best 😇 I can’t help my Autistic focus causing tunnel vision about Grandin, though.
I think the video and the Autfest experience can be sufficiently summarized by Taylor's exclamation (complete with jazz 🤗hands) at 2:03. I would've loved to have been at the event in person.
As a literary guy, I'm trying to think about the cactus pen -- such a humble object, maybe even silly to some people, and how it comes to represent a universe of experience, some kind of transformation -- ideas, ideas. We can work out how to split the revenue later. 😉 PS - when you get back to the support group in August, I'll be looking for your halo. 😉
The cactus pen story!!! How cool!!! It does sound providential. ❤️
I was fortunate to see Temple Grandin speak shortly after my son's diagnosis. I was living in MT and she was there. She has connections with the college because of their agriculture program and was in town. She did a talk at a local theater and I went. It really helped change my perspective of autism at a critical time for me. So grateful and happy you got this experience! 💞
For what it’s worth. Taylor, I’m proud of you for being you on this channel. For attending this important conference and making new, valuable connections with your peers. Yes, your peers, Taylor. You belong there on that stage; you have earned the right to be there, you’ve certainly paid and continue to pay your dues. At the moment, you’re going through the bush to get to the picnic. You’ve got this!!! 😊😊😊
Thank you so much!
Great videos and you look very beautiful in all of your videos too.
You are the next ICON for this generation of diagnosed women🎉
🥹 wow thank you 🙏🏼
I agree! I am recently diagnosed and I watching your videos has been invaluable for me.
HEYYYYYYYY We are so proud of you! Your work has helped so many people and you deserve all good things that come to you. Cheering you on!
This one made me emotional because isn’t that all we want, to feel like we’re a part of something, like we belong? Yes.
Also, I’m from Fort Worth too, born and raised.
This is so wonderful. Dr. Grandin is wonderful. And YOU are beyond wonderful.
Also, how awesome is it that in the photo you shared, Dr. Grandin has your cactus pen poking out of her shirt pocket. 🥰🌵🌺
You met Temple Grandin? I AM SO JEALOUS! (And glad you got the opportunity!)
The movie about Temple Grandin is how I eventually discovered that I was neurodivergent. I kept that rented DVD for a month. I made a list of things about her that we had in common. I would ask people, “are you like this?” about various commonalities I had with Temple. They looked at me like I was crazy. I would say, “I’m like that!” My wife and kids believed me, but my birth family as well as the last friend I had were highly skeptical. I only have my wife and kids in my life now.
It's sad you lose love if you drop your mask.
@@CC-xn5xi absolutely.
I was lucky to attend the Autfest event. Was 2 wks after I got my AuDHD diagnosis @ 43 yrs old. The ADHD dx was expected but was surprised by the autism diagnosis. (Had been initially told I was ‘too successful’ to have ADHD 😅) Your videos have been my go-to to help me navigate this new world.
Was great to hear you,Temple & the other panelists- thank y’all for all the hard work, your openness & authenticity.
I LOVE what Beth was talking about helping severe patients with multiple comorbidities forming these complex pictures that are being treated in isolation without any joined up care. I'm so happy that she's highlighting this and really focusing in on this in her own research. Thank you so much for everything you're doing and good luck with your research.
Thankyou so much for sharing this reflection about your experience, in such a fresh, raw, gracious way. 🌻 This advice you gave was so beautiful, timely and encouraging for me: "Tell your story imperfectly. Tell it before you feel like you've got it right. Tell your story however you want, with words, art, music, design. Tell your story however it makes sense to you, because it's important. You don't have to be whole for your story to matter. In fact I think that a lot of times when we tell our story from a place of brokenness that's even more powerful. Tell your story because you matter and you're unique, and there's nobody like you and that's a really beautiful thing."
I'm 49 and I still haven't used my referral for diagnosis. Still masking and trying to do all the things ... sometimes I feel like the idea that I have autism and/or ADHD is all in my head, but I have decades of journals filled with pages of evidence that suggest otherwise. I invalidate my experience because diagnosis seems overwhelming and expensive. Will I find the right pages and the right words at the right time, in order to feel understood? I'm scared in advance of the way people I love will invalidate whatever the result is, as they already dismiss my desire to learn more about this part of myself.
I'm not sure if I'll find the funds and courage to pursue formal diagnosis, but your words help me feel seen, and give me courage to keep writing books, making art, encouraging other sensitive souls, and thriving in moments of hyperfocus, secret stims, unmasked autistic joy, connection with others in the AuDHD community, solidarity with others in my life who also self-identify, learning to advocate for my needs and boundaries with less guilt, figuring out how to work 'with' my brain and so on.
Your channel and a few others make this all SO much easier and more enjoyable, and I can't thank you enough. I'm glad you were invited onto a stage where your voice could be amplified and your connections could grow.
you are a leader in the neurodiversity movement. you deserve every bit of recognition and respect that you get and more. thank you for all your sharing and community building. sending love and support and hope your situation at home works out❤️
your work helps us all thrive
I met Dr. Temple Grandin when I was about 9 years old. She was doing a conference at the Geneva Center in Toronto (a great autism resource, by the way), and she was really sweet to my mother and I.
This brought me to tears, especially the cactus pen story, and your sense of purpose. Thank you for your vulnerable sharing. It means a great deal to see you showing up to help represent the nuances of the spectrum.
Also I feel you on imposter syndrome. Thank you for sharing your self talk as great advice!
With your work, you have helped so many people and have made us feel understood and validated. It is lovely to see that you feel the love of the community and that you had such a positive and meaningful experience. Before watching the video, I should have followed the thumbnail's advice: "Grab your tissues!"
I hope the recovery process is going well and that you can take the time you need to rest and process the experience.
By the way, the part about the anxiety of getting sick or something happening right before significant events on the calendar felt so relatable.
Thank you @anevarez! Was so grateful to connect with you there. Your support meant a lot to me!
Temple is beautiful! I don't know why she refers to herself as "not very attractive".
Thankyou so much for sharing, Taylor. It sounds like it was a wonderful event, hugs to you xxx is it weird I feel like a proud sister? Lol you've done so much for this community and continue to do so and I'm so happy you had this fab opportunity xxx
Taylor, thank you for sharing your heart and experience from the conference!
You are incredible, Taylor! 💜 You are powerful!!! I would've been lost for words. Sad I couldn't join you all this year. Maybe in the future. We are here for you! Thanks for all you do! You are the reason I first considered looking at life differently. Love the photos with all of you!
side note: nurses are extremely possessive of their pens... that is great that Dr. Grandin liked your pen 💚🌵
Yes pens can hold a lot of meaning, can't they?! :) Thanks for your kind words. Hope to see you next time!
❤❤❤ I've been texting Temple Grandin for quite awhile now í even got letters from her😂😂😂
Thank you for sharing this powerful experience: so well earned and deserved by You💛🙂🖖🏾
It was so good to meet you and yes, I am a hugger! I didn't get much one on one time to talk to Dr Grandin but I really enjoyed listening to her input during the Q&A. YOU are a valuable member of this community and your insights are always spot on for me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for just being you!! Enjoy the funky chicken!❤
This video was well done! Thank you for sharing your experience!!! My thought: OF COURSE TAYLOR WAS ON STAGE WITH TEMPLE!!! We adore your honesty! I watched every video you have made after learning I am AuDHD at 57! 😳😬 You are such a wealth of HELPFUL information! Ever grateful in Texas!
Crikey, all that you've achieved in just 3 years (?!) is nothing less than awe-inspiring. Thank you Taylor for being an AMAZING trailblazer for the autistic community! Here's to the next 3 years and beyond! 🧡
This is amazing! I am so happy for you, Taylor! You really deserve all of that recognition! Thanks for sharing your story with us for these last 3 years. You keep inspiring me a lot! 🦄✨
Authentic gratitude! Emotions don’t always come easy to us, but we are authentic!
Wow! I believe how much that was. In every way.
And You rocked it🎉🎉🎉!
This sounds like such an amazing time!!! Congratulations!!!
The reason that you find yourself surrounded with such amazing awesome people , is that you yourself are an amazing awesome person. Believe it!
Thank you so much!
Behind all that overwhelming everything you dropped such an incredibly powerful phrase that I have to post-it at my desk now 😅 “ you don’t have to be whole for your story to MATTER”. omg how warm and supportive it is! Thank you, Taylor, for always making us feel seen and accepted!! You totally deserve every bit of that wonderful experience and love being sent your way just as much as all the time in the world for rest and recovery from it! 27:56
Woweeeeeee, Taylor!💪🏽👏🏽🙏🏾🫶🏼🤜🏽🤛🏼We need your leadership and it is so exciting to watch it unfold.🌵
Love you, Taylor 🌸🌵 So proud of you!
I’m so happy for you, Taylor! ❤
Temple Pen sounds like a great trademark! I would've fan boy for Temple too! she's awesome! I love these vids! best wishes, a neurodivergent mind from Argentina
How overwhelmed and what a privilege to be invited to an event like this. Overwhelming because of the magnitude of what you've experienced in geese few short years. Mazeltov, Co grats and you deserved to be there. Well done Taylor 👏 ❤
What a remarkable event…it comes shining through you! And I love love love that you have your Taylor shirt on ❤🎉 Thank you for sharing this unedited recollection of the weekend. I would be freaking out!!!! if I were anywhere near Temple Grandin! I am so impressed that you were able to be there and show up as you are. You are the coolest!!!!! And I am a loss for words but I want to say more so maybe some other time. Thank you again for being you!!!
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I'm so proud of you. The universe presented you with the revelation of your own perfection. You were blessed with your full-circle moment, while you're alive to observe it. Some people never get to see their life's work buttoned up and beautiful. I'm sorry you're struggling, it's a transient phase and you'll find your way through. A great support group was just dropped around your shoulders like a blanket. Go you!!🎉💜
I’m so happy this happened for you. You’ve earned it. Your channel has helped so much. Thank you for posting this ❤ Love the pen story! It was meant to be! 😊
It sounds like you had a fantastic and eventful weekend. Pretty overwhelming and special 😊
You do what you do with so much compassion and heart ❤️ I hope you recognise yourself in your description of Temple? Legend ❤❤❤
This is wonderful! Thanks for your transparency. (Interestingly, your eyes are even more bright and pretty as you shed tears!) Some of my takeaways: " However I am today, it's okay to show up that way." "You don't have to be whole for your story to matter." (!!) When you spoke of how Temple Grandin was so gracious to everyone and said it was a real "learning opportunity"...I love that phrase. "Inspirational" seems cliche and annoys me as it feels as if it means I HAVE to do something with those feelings. But "learning opportunity" is lovely and allows me to choose! Near the end you say "Barb, you're amazing." I know you were speaking to Barb Cook, but when I first heard it my mind processed it as to ME. (Also "Barb") That was so powerful and uplifting.
Hoping you can rest up and process what you've been through!
Aww this comment made me happy. 🥹 thanks for sharing this, barb! 😊
Oh wow. Taylor + Temple. You've done the best job thus far with sharing accurate knowledge.
Thank you much.
You're a true guru indeed.
Thank you. Beautiful.
Congratulations Taylor!!! Temple is a legend in the community! Must have felt honored forsure!
Its about communication skills. Temple got them, and you too!
Love that she’s got it in her pocket in that picture! ❤ You’ve now contributed joy to her life, just as she has contributed to yours and ours! Love your heart and all you’ve done to be a voice for this community. ❤
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Being seen after a lifetime of subsistence is profound. You’ve been so helpful to me, and I’m glad you had this experience
How exciting it must have been meeting Temple Grandin. I loved her documentary.
Your cactus pen story is delightful!
I bet the second time you bought the pen you never suspected it would end up in Temple Grandin's pocket 👏🏻😂
She must have loved it.
When you mentioned the first cactus pen you lost at home, I hoped the story would end with you finding that pen as soon as you returned home. I still hope for that conclusion. Thanks for sharing your story.
I'm glad that you had a wonderful experience meeting Temple Grandin!!
You're an inspiration in your own right. Thank you for sharing your journey with us and helping us live more authentically ❤
Thanks for sharing this experience with us! I've been feeling burnt out and defeated recently and I feel like my spark is reignited again after watching this video. You're a blessing to our community. You have helped me in my autism journey as much as Temple has. Thank you! ❤️
I love that your intuition knew "It was a no brainer!" Follow the universal signs bite anxiety by the butt and know you are right where the universe needed. ❤ We love you! You worked for it.
You are a true disciple in this community. If it wasn’t for you I would have continued to struggle and beat myself up for every time I reach a burnout. I received my diagnosis yesterday 😢 I am going through so much all at once. I am eternally grateful to be able to lean on your videos. Thank you so much!
Thank you for sharing this and your help and all the information you’ve provided to the community. Last week, I finally started the process of getting a professional diagnosis here in Japan because of you. I cannot thank you enough for your hard work and your presence. Congratulations on such an incredible milestone💗
Sounds like an amazing experience! I did a lived experience talk last year for the 1st time for bipolar. I have another coming up this month. So exciting. Looking into autism and your info is great! Thank you.
What a great experience. Good on you, Taylor ❤
I think many things we do have a much larger purpose, so I don't think it's silly at all that you feel the pen was for her. You are fabulous and are making such a difference in my life. I just came to my own self-diagnosis at age 70.
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We are all a note in the song of life
Be well 😊🌵
I love that you got this opportunity and hope that once you've integrated the whole experience, your humility turns to pride! Yours is the only autism channel I still follow since my diagnosis at 32, and I can't tell you how much I respect and appreciate all the work you put in to guide and give people a sense of belonging
Congratulations Taylor 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you deep from my heart.... I'm french and your channel and all the community on internet help me to thrive.... I know I am autistic since few time ( late diagnosis 41 years old ). When I discovered the existence of Temple Grandin, all that she did... and who she is.... it helpt me... by all this energy... I have always felt so différent and isolated...and dysfunctional.... And today i am so moved and so .... ( no word...) to feel i have a community all over the world.... and I realise that I am not dysfunctional... I am proud to be one human being of this community. With humility and love, and with an energy which help in worst moments... now I want to live... and feel responsable to be really who I am... and to be respected... for all who can't speak....all the invisibles....all who don't know... all who hide... Thank you for all people who are part of that and help so much... Thank you so much Taylor for all what you do and share, it help all over the world thanks to internet...❤🧡💛💚💙💜
Big hugs from France 🌵🌷🌵🌷🌵🌷
Lovely video. Thank you for sharing.
Taylor, you belonged up there. Please know that. You have made me better understand myself - I have yet to seek a diagnosis, but there are too many traits which come up that I cannot ignore. I am so proud of your accomplishments. Thank YOU for being unapologetically you.
I am quite sure doctor or not, Emmy winning biography or not you were perfect. I have you and many other courageous and talented creators like you get opportunities for more of these.
This is my favorite video. Thank you Taylor.
That's awesome ☺️ Thank you for sharing that with us
Inspiring story.
Sorry you're going through such a tough time right now. I'm got some rough stuff going on between me and some family members myself. Hugs from Austin...
Imagine how far you will go in the next three years.
I was also blessed to meet Temple at a Companion Animal conference years ago. She had something nice to say to everyone she met and was so engaged with what they said to her. An amazing woman!!
25:13 I know Temple was diagnosed as a child, and to have received a childhood diagnosis as a female of her generation, I would assume she has a fairly low masking profile. Plus, people tend to learn to case less of what others think of them as they age, so I'd imagine she burns a lot less energy in social situations than a younger, higher masking type (similar considerations apply to males that fit the classic Aspergers stereotype: a decent chunk of us are actually quite extroverted. I have trouble engaging socially out of general awkwardness, but I almost never exhaust myself socially.
You’re also a legend. This channel is amazing!
I hope your recuperations is sweet and restful, therapeutic. That was a good story. That had to be amazing (though I can only think of it as being draining if I were there). You're one of the ones that got the torch (try not to think about that too much until after you've recuperated).
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Dear precious Taylor, everyone started somewhere - even Dr Grandin. I’m sure you would say to others that “length of service” (for wont of an appropriate word) doesn’t equate to value or impact, both of which you have had and are having in bucketloads. Each person has a different appeal and therefore reaches different people and of all the TH-camrs and autism advocates I relate best to you. I’m certain this heavy dose of imposter syndrome will pass as you find your place and are supported in recognising your worth and the effect you are having each and every day through your channel and work. You are amazing and you absolutely deserved your place alongside Dr Grandin. Much love as you recuperate 💜
I am living for the cactus pen saga. That was just so wholesome. 🥺 /gen
Grandin for president! Congratulations on your success, and thank you for all the help.🎉
The found cactus-pen story is poignant, beautiful and funny. I can imagine that moment you first spotted the pen in the pocket!! Life is an adventure so moments of joy need to be embraced. Thanks for sharing, and for the insights, and for adding beautiful meaning to my week. Sending a hug around the world ✨ ps great T-shirt!
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I've experienced this type of thing this past year too for the first time, not related to autism but in my professional/passion niche, which is just as niche & weird to outsiders as autism (and more of us are autistic than we think lol) - i know exactly what you mean, it's surreal, like out of body experience surreal & it's something I now understand I need punctuating my year semi regularly. I never related to having your battery "filled up" by anything social but now I understand we just need to find the right kind of people to make that happen - it's just harder for us to find.
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I'm so proud of you!
Don't beat yourself up for going to your room to recover between sessions. It's a mark of wisdom to know what load you can carry. ❤ Better to know your limits, than meltdown or shut down on stage. 😊
The cactus pen story is one of the most wonderful stories I’ve ever heard
I want to meet my peeps!
10 minutes in and having to pause the video to comment. What I’m hearing is that you felt SEEN, but what’s coming through for me is that it’s as if the missing of not being diagnosed as a child leaves a void, yet the space that was held for you is how it could have been to have felt recognized & known as an autistic person for your entire life.
Taylor, thanks for sharing!please remember, Dr Grandin has never had to use daily spoons as a mom…daily….
I'm looking to the Autfest... First a comment, how is it possible to say that autistic poeple have no empathy?, like here with you, when a person fall appart, I fall appart to, because I can related myself to her... And, after... Your work, and the one of each autistic personn committed to do that, is sooooooooooooo précious. We can know that we really have a tribe.... and we can accelereted our own understanding, being stronger, wiser, more in peace, more confident. I 'm crying even when they don't... the stories are so authentic.
My friend was able to have her photo taken with Temple Grandin!!!
And….Thank you for sharing! You should have put a disclaimer for empaths at the beginning as I sit here crying with you lol. Ok now share the cactus pen!!! Where do I get one!!!
Pembroke Brandon and I text message each other she is a very kind-hearted lady and I love her very very much❤❤❤
Wanted to go but didn't have enough spoons to do trips back to back. Yellowstone with my sister. Stimulus over-load
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“In an ideal world the scientist should find a method to prevent the most severe forms of autism but allow milder forms to survive.” Temple Grandin. That quote is in her book “Thinking in Pictures” on page 122. I appreciate all she has accomplished for the autistic community. That quote, however, is pro-eugenics and she needs to step away from that stance. It’s outdated thinking and is promoting discrimination against autistics because it supports functioning and ableist labels. On a side note…thank you for your channel and all you do for our community. Thank you for sharing your experiences.
Thank you. I was scrolling through and wondering why no one else seems aware/was acknowledging her problematic views that I can’t find anything about her declaring she doesn’t believe that stuff anymore.
There’s room to appreciate the positive changes she’s brought about without putting her on a pedestal and ignoring the glaring flaws.
I’m really happy for Taylor’s successes and growth, not trying to take away from that at all. Autistic joy is the best 😇
I can’t help my Autistic focus causing tunnel vision about Grandin, though.
I think the video and the Autfest experience can be sufficiently summarized by Taylor's exclamation (complete with jazz 🤗hands) at 2:03. I would've loved to have been at the event in person.
I live in Portland, Oregon and I was wondering if the documentary is going to be in my hometown.
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Howdy Taylor 🙏😇👍🎈💔🐾🥳🎊
As a literary guy, I'm trying to think about the cactus pen -- such a humble object, maybe even silly to some people, and how it comes to represent a universe of experience, some kind of transformation -- ideas, ideas. We can work out how to split the revenue later. 😉 PS - when you get back to the support group in August, I'll be looking for your halo. 😉
My lady friend got to have her picture taken with Temple Grandin and other friends😂😂😂
Good cause I didn't get to movie!