Temple Grandin’s Extraordinary Gifts Temple Grandin’s Extraordinary Gift, by Oliver Sacks, points out some of the effects that Autism has on Temple Grandin, as well as other people. Autism is a disorder that tends to result in communication issues and emotional detachment along with other things. No two autistic patients are exactly the same due to the fact that there is wide range in the effects it can have. Grandin, like many people with autism, has tremendous strengths in some subjects, but is very weak in others. Autism affects the brain and causes different ways of thinking, resulting in different effects from person to person. Along with people that are autistic, there are also those referred to as “autistic savants”, meaning that
