Why does Temple Grandin describe herself as "an anthropologist on Mars"?
a. Her autism has left her with difficulties in understanding normal human emotions, so she must rely on deliberate observations to infer others' feelings.
b. She can communicate with other autistic individuals using a code that she has developed.
c. Like most people with autism, she has unusual beliefs, including a belief that she has had a past life as an alien.
d. Like an anthropologist, the search for clues to understand the causes of autism requires digging deeply into one's past.
Answer: a.
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
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