- Temple Grandin was born on August 29, 1947 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. She is a writer and actress, known for Temple Grandin (2010), High Maintenance (2016) and Patterns of Evidence: Journey to Mount Sinai II (2023).
- Helped Dustin Hoffman prepare for his role as an autistic man in the film Rain Man (1988).
- With a Ph.D. in animal science and decades of experimenting and publishing her revolutionary designs of livestock-handling equipment and systems, Grandin has campaigned throughout the United States and internationally for the humane treatment of beef cattle, hogs, and sheep up to the moment the animals are killed in the slaughterhouse. She was diagnosed as autistic before the age of three, and required special tutors and much care to become as high-functioning as she is. She has been written about by Oliver Sacks.
- Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University (2012).
- I want to reform the meat industry.
- People are always looking for the single magic bullet that will totally change everything. There is no single magic bullet.
- One of my sensory problems was hearing sensitivity, where certain loud noises, such as a school bell, hurt my ears. It sounded like a dentist drill going through my ears.
- A treatment method or an educational method that will work for one child may not work for another child. The one common denominator for all of the young children is that early intervention does work, and it seems to improve the prognosis.
- You gotta bleed 'em in 60 seconds or less.
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