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Temple Grandin


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in Boston, Massachusetts, The United States
August 29, 1947

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Mary Temple Grandin is an American academic and animal behaviorist. She is a prominent proponent of the humane treatment of livestock for slaughter and the author of more than 60 scientific papers on animal behavior. Grandin is a consultant to the livestock industry, where she offers advice on animal behavior, and is also an autism spokesperson.
Grandin is one of the first autistic people to document the insights she gained from her personal experiences with autism. She is a faculty member with Animal Sciences in the College of Agricultural Sciences at Colorado State University.
In 2010, Time 100, an annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, named her in the "Heroes" category. She was the subject of the Emmy- and Golden Glo ...more

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“I am different, not less.”
― Temple Grandin
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“Nature is cruel, but we don't have to be.”
― Temple Grandin
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“What would happen if the autism gene was eliminated from the gene pool?

You would have a bunch of people standing around in a cave, chatting and socializing and not getting anything done.”
― Temple Grandin, The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism & Asperger's
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Glens Falls (NY) ...: _ Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior_ by Temple Grandin 8 26 Feb 10, 2009 07:03PM  
The Seasonal Read...: This topic has been closed to new comments. 5.7 (March is Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month) 60 182 Apr 17, 2010 05:30PM  
The Seasonal Read...: This topic has been closed to new comments. 30.6 (Donna Jo's Task - As Suggested By Liz Brooklyn - Character References) 115 397 May 11, 2010 02:21PM  
Wild Things: YA G...: Autism 5 52 Jul 22, 2010 05:19AM  
Glens Falls (NY) ...: This topic has been closed to new comments. Have you seen any good movies lately? (Part THREE - 2010) 1349 150 Dec 31, 2010 08:52PM  
THE JAMES MASON C...: Recommend good read please 4 10 May 13, 2011 08:07AM  
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