Thursday, February 12, 2015

Temple Grandin: How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World by Temple Grandin and Sy Montgomery

When Temple Grandin was born, her parents knew she was different. Years later she was diagnosed with autism. Temple’s doctor recommended institutionalizing her, but her mother believed in her. Temple went to school instead. Today, Dr. Temple Grandin, a scientist and professor of animal science at Colorado State University, is an autism advocate and her world-changing career revolutionized the livestock industry. This compelling biography and Temple's personal photos take us inside her extraordinary mind and open the door to a broader understanding of autism.
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  1. A UnderwoodMarch 3, 2015 at 1:02 PM

    Did you finish reading this? I'm missing what your thoughts or observations about this are.

    As an aside: I saw Temple Grandin speak a few a years back at Essex Cinemas. She gave a talk on the hard work of finding alternatives to traditional structures in society. Which of course was literally what she did with livestock slaughter. But her major point was around matching other people's perspectives on success or not and if that actually matters. Which is really outcome specific and impossible to predict.

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