Reflection 2

Do people automatically turn pictures in words? Or words into pictures? Temple Grandin and Donna Williams argued against one another in this argument and about different learning styles.
Temple Grandin sees life in pictures. She is able to manipulate things into pictures in her mind and see the outcome. She believes that people with Autism, are detail oriented but use different groups to do this. The three groups they fall into include: Visual thinking, the way she does, Music and Math thinking, and Verbal logic thinking. Grandin also believes that non autistic people think verbally with words.
Donna Williams does not agree. She states that only 30% of the population is verbal thinkers. Williams believes that many people can not think in pictures at all; like her self. The two differ greatly and as do their views.
I’m not sure which one I side with. It is hard to say because we aren’t in everyone else’s mind, understanding how their mind works. But I do agree with Williams when she says that everyone is diverse and has their own way of interpretation. Knowing that there are other ways of interpretation out there is important when I will be working with people as a Speech Language Pathologist. Being open to the way that works best for them and their strengths will help me do my job and help my client strive and do their very best.