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Temple Grandin Reflection
Temple Grandin was diagnosed with autism when she was four years old. The doctors told her
mother that Temple should be put in an institution because she would likely never learn to talk.
Fortunately for her, Mrs. Grandin refused to institutionalize her daughter and decided to do
everything within her power to teach Temple how to live a somewhat normal life. I would like to
think I would do the same thing if I were put in that situation, but it must have been extremely
difficult and at times, somewhat frustrating, for Mrs. Grandin. Growing up, Temple did not have an
easy life. She was often mocked by her classmates and was actually expelled from a school because
she punched another student as a result of this mockery. When she was sent to...show more content...
This caused a dilemma for Temple, and she decided that if she could not have her squeeze machine,
she would not be remaining at the school. In order to have her machine, she had to conduct an
experiment based on how other people reacted to it. In the end, she was allowed to keep it and
remained at the school. After graduating, Temple went studied cattle and the different meanings of
their mooing. She developed a quicker and more cost–effective way to test and prod the cattle, but
getting people to actually believe her was a major challenge. She eventually built her idea, but it
was rearranged by some men. This reorganization resulted in the drowning of three cattle. Upset,
Temple visited her science teaching from when she was in boarding school. After her visit, she
received a call from her mother saying that the teacher had died.
After attending the funeral, she went back to where she was staying and conquered one of her
fears: automatic doors. The woman who helped her through this struggle with the door was the wife
of a man who worked at a slaughterhouse. Through this connection, Temple was able to propose her
ideas for slaughtering cattle. These ideas were accepted and it completely changed the way things
were being done. The movie ends with Temple telling her story at anautism convention. She helps
people understand why autistic people do the things that they do. It tells that she later went on
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Temple Grandin Reflection

  • 1. Temple Grandin Reflection Temple Grandin was diagnosed with autism when she was four years old. The doctors told her mother that Temple should be put in an institution because she would likely never learn to talk. Fortunately for her, Mrs. Grandin refused to institutionalize her daughter and decided to do everything within her power to teach Temple how to live a somewhat normal life. I would like to think I would do the same thing if I were put in that situation, but it must have been extremely difficult and at times, somewhat frustrating, for Mrs. Grandin. Growing up, Temple did not have an easy life. She was often mocked by her classmates and was actually expelled from a school because she punched another student as a result of this mockery. When she was sent to...show more content... This caused a dilemma for Temple, and she decided that if she could not have her squeeze machine, she would not be remaining at the school. In order to have her machine, she had to conduct an experiment based on how other people reacted to it. In the end, she was allowed to keep it and remained at the school. After graduating, Temple went studied cattle and the different meanings of their mooing. She developed a quicker and more cost–effective way to test and prod the cattle, but getting people to actually believe her was a major challenge. She eventually built her idea, but it was rearranged by some men. This reorganization resulted in the drowning of three cattle. Upset, Temple visited her science teaching from when she was in boarding school. After her visit, she received a call from her mother saying that the teacher had died. After attending the funeral, she went back to where she was staying and conquered one of her fears: automatic doors. The woman who helped her through this struggle with the door was the wife of a man who worked at a slaughterhouse. Through this connection, Temple was able to propose her ideas for slaughtering cattle. These ideas were accepted and it completely changed the way things were being done. The movie ends with Temple telling her story at anautism convention. She helps people understand why autistic people do the things that they do. It tells that she later went on Get more content on HelpWriting.net