Who is Temple Grandin and what does she do?

Temple Grandin, an autism-rights activist and professor of animal science at Colorado State University, will discuss autism and animal behavior in a Nov. 19 talk at Stanford. Temple Grandin will speak about animals and autism on Nov. 19 at Stanford. Temple Grandin, PhD, is one of the most well-known and accomplished adults with autism.

When does Temple Grandin speak about animals and autism?

Temple Grandin will speak about animals and autism on Nov. 19 at Stanford. Temple Grandin, PhD, is one of the most well-known and accomplished adults with autism. As a child, she did not speak until she was 3 1/2, communicating her frustration by screaming, peeping and humming.

When does Temple Grandin speak at Stanford University?

She has been widely featured in the media, including a 2010 TED talk titled, “The World Needs All Kinds of Minds.” Grandin will speak at free public event at noon Nov. 19 in Stanford’s Clark Center auditorium. Her talk is titled, “Animals Make Us Human,” and it is sponsored by the School of Medicine’s Department of Comparative Medicine.

What did Temple Grandin mean by meat packing building?

She considered the meat-packing building from the point of view of the cattle that must walk through it. The scientist in her framed that as an animal behavior issue in which the animals were fearful and stressed from many of the unfamiliar visual stiumuli, such as threatening shadows or straight lines when they are used to walking in curved paths.

About Temple Grandin. Dr. Grandin became a prominent author and speaker on both autism and animal behavior. Today she is a professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University. She also has a successful career consulting on both livestock handling equipment design and animal welfare. She has been featured on NPR (National Public Radio)…

How long has Temple Grandin been at CSU?

Grandin has been with Colorado State University (CSU) for over 25 years. Grandin has been referred to as the “most famous person working at CSU” by her peers. Her life’s work has been to understand her own autistic mind, and to share that knowledge with the world, aiding in the treatment of individuals with the condition.

When did Temple Grandin get expelled from school?

Grandin attended Beaver Country Day School from seventh grade to ninth grade. She was expelled at the age of 14 for throwing a book at a schoolmate who had taunted her. Grandin has described herself as the “nerdy kid” whom everyone ridiculed.