Temple Grandin
American doctor of animal science, author, and autism activist
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- 29 August 1947
- Works
- 114
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- Menagerie
- Autistic People Interacting with Authority
- Being Taken Advantage Of
- The Survivors Issue
- A User Guide to Treating People Like People
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Temple Grandin (born August 29, 1947) is an American doctor of animal science and professor at Colorado State University, bestselling author, and consultant to the livestock industry on animal behavior. As a person with high-functioning autism, Grandin is also widely noted for her work in autism advocacy and is the inventor of the hug machine designed to…
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- An Open Door — Self2023
- Patterns of Evidence: Journey to Mount Sinai — Self2022
- Farm and Red Moon2022
- Oliver Sacks: His Own Life — Self2021
- Patterns of Evidence: The Red Sea Miracle — Self2020
- This Business of Autism — Self2018
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Mary Temple Grandin (born August 29, 1947) is an American academic, inventor, and ethologist. 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.
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.
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