Features of Autistic Person Represented by Temple Grandin, the Autistic

order to use her squeeze machine. Her lecturer underestimates Temple that she cannot do anything because of her abnormality in using squeeze machine. Temple does not understand what her lecturer is talking about. She gives the irrelevant response by saying “I have a pen and clipboard”. She changes the topic of conversation. Her lecturer suddenly stares at Temple quizzically. She should convince her lecturer again by saying that she can do experiment to students at Franklin Pierce college. In addition, the phenomenon of the irrelevant response occurs when individual with autism only wants to say what is in her mind. She creates a new topic of conversation based on what she is thinking now rather than giving a right answer. The example below shows the CI response experienced by Temple Grandin. Temple and Ms Ann have just arrived in Ann’s home. They meet Mr Mike and Billy Aunt Ann : Say hi to your uncle Mike Mr Mike : hi Temple,shaking hand Temple : ...... just silent Mr Mike : I just been tellin Billy here. all about our summer visitor. Temple : are you a cowboy? looking a man who wears clothes like a cowboy Datum 03RCI The dialogue above happens in Ms Ann‟s yard when Temple and Ms Ann have just arrived in Ann‟s home. Temple meets Mr Mike and Billy, an employer who wears clothes like a cowboy. When Mr Mike greets her by saying “hi Temple”, Temple does not answer the greeting. Mr Mike feels disappointed because Temple does not give her hand to him. She is just silent and then, looks a man who wears a hat like a cowboy until she gives the irrelevant response by saying “are you a cowboy?” She chooses to change the topic totally because she just wants to say what is in her mind without replying Mr Mike‟s greeting. She should answer the greeting, such as by saying “hi uncle or hello”. The same situation also occurs in the following dialogue. The conversation occurs in Ms Ann‟s car after picking up Temple from an airport. Temple and Ms Ann are in a car. They go back to Ms Ann’s home Temple : The wolf is growling and the man with the shotgun says to Illya Kuryakin, Would you like for me to open the gate? Ms Ann : Im sorry, Temple, you lost me. Temple : The Man from U.N.C.L.E. The Gazebo in the Maze. The wolf is growling and the man with the shotgun says to Illya Kuryakin, Would you like for me to open the gate? Would you like for me to open the gate? Ms Ann : You okay? Datum 02RCI The example above also contains the CI response. Temple says something by immitating the actors in the film of the man from U.N.C.L.E. She repeats some utterances from the film that makes Ms Ann confused. She only wants to say what is in her mind without realising that someone does not understand about her utterances. Besides, she also ignores Ms Ann ‟s utterances.

b. Cognitively Relevant Responses CR

Cognitively relevant responses CR are right answers given by speakers to hearers in which the answers are appropriate to the conversational topic which is being talked. In brief, when someone is able to produce this response, he or she does not have any problems in understanding speech called speech comprehension.