Temple Grandin
Temple Grandin
Mary Temple Grandinis an American professor of animal science at Colorado State University with autism, world-renowned autism spokesperson and consultant to the livestock industry on animal behavior. She is widely celebrated as one of the first individuals on the autism spectrum to publicly share insights from her personal experience of autism. She is also the inventor of the "hug box", a device to calm those on the autism spectrum. In the 2010 Time 100, an annual list of the one...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth29 August 1947
CityBoston, MA
CountryUnited States of America
I would not be here now if I did not have anti-depressants.
I've always thought of myself as a cattle-handling specialist, a college professor first; autism is secondary.
Like, for example you beat the dog up and they're looking at you and your Nike shoes or any sneaker or anything like a Nike, he's likely to be afraid of that - so anything without that Nike wingtip, he's likely to be fine. If you think about it, that's a different picture, than a Nike type shoe. Its specific because its sensory based.
I'm wondering where the next Einstein is going to be. He's going to be driving a FedEx truck.
The big companies are like steel and activists are like heat. Activists soften the steel, and then I can bend it into pretty grillwork and make reforms.
My Advice is: You always have to keep persevering.
I obtain great satisfaction out of using my intellect.
And while we are on the subject of medication you always need to look at risk versus benefit.
I am a big believer in early intervention.
Curiosity is the other side of caution.
I know a number of autistic adults that are doing extremely well on Prozac.
The squeeze machine is not going to cure anybody, but it may help them relax; and a relaxed person will usually have better behavior.
Autism is an extremely variable disorder.
Engineering is easy - it's the people problems that are hard.