Presentation biography about Temple Grandon and Autism

1. Temple
Grandin:The
World Needs All
Kinds of Minds
The Julie Cordier & Daniel
Marx

2. • Temple Grandin was born on August 29,1947, in
Boston, Massachusetts. Her mother, Eustacia Cutler,
was a writer, singer, and actress. Her father,
Richard Grandin, was a real estate agent.

3. When she was a toddler, Temple was diagnosed with
Autism, a developmental disability that affects the
brain in strange ways.

4.  When Temple was little,
she spoke little, did not
like to be held or
touched, and often had
raging temper tantrums.
 She was fascinated by
rotating objects and
things that made a
whirring noise, and had
panic attacks.
 Opening and closing
doors made her calm.

5. Temple trick or treating as a child
Temple’s parents were told that she was brain
damaged, and recommended a long term care facility.
Instead, her mother took her to a neurologist, which is
a doctor of the brain, who suggested speech therapy.
So Temple was enrolled in a program for speech

6. Temple with her mother
At home, Temple’s mother read to her constantly,
hoping to get Temple to talk normally, which she didn’t.
Her parents hired a caregiver to play with her and
prevent her from running into a corner to hide.
Temple's parents also enrolled her in private schools
for children with special needs.

7. One summer during her teens, because Temple had panic
attacks, she went to visit her aunt’s cattle ranch. There,
she became fascinated by a squeeze chute that ranchers
use to hold the cows in place so that they can be given a
shot or branded.

8. After much begging, her aunt let her try it out and
she liked it! The chute calmed her nerves in a way
that nothing else has ever done, so she decided to
build her own in her bedroom at home and it
worked!
Her squeeze machine is now used in many schools for
children with autism around the country.

9. Temple also made another
discovery that summer.
She realized that animals
and people with autism
shared something in
common: Both relied on
“visual” cues to see
around them. And, like
autistic people, untamed
animals move away when
you try to touch them.
*Take a look! He's looking at Me!

10. Did you know…
*In college, Temple was failing all of
her classes, until her science teacher
figured out that Temple could learn
Shortly after her discoveries, best only through pictures!
Temple decided to go to Franklin
*Like Temple, this is the way many
Pierce College in New Hampshire. other people with autism learn.
One of her teachers suggested
to Temple to do a research *When this was discovered, Temple’s
science teacher made a whole new
study on why she loved the curriculum for Temple to learn!
squeeze chute so much. The
Click here to see how Temple Thinks! (Pictures
study was a success! And with it, )
Temple graduated from college
with honors in 1970.
Because she wanted to study
animals, Temple then decided to
attend Arizona State University
for graduate school.

11. In graduate school, Temple got her very
first job as a livestock editor of the
Arizona Farmer Ranchman. A livestock
editor is a person who prepares the
articles of a newspaper on cattle and
ranching for printing. Livestock editors
get to go to cattle auctions, talk to
ranchers, and visit processing plants
where cattle are prepared to be eaten.
Yum yum yum!

12. While working as a livestock editor, Temple got to see first-
hand, what it was like for the cattle at the processing plants.
But something was wrong. Temple thought that the cattle
were being mistreated and felt stressed and anxious.
She believed that there was a much better way for the
ranchers to put cattle and other farm animals down as they
were led along. So, Temple invented a new chute so that the
animals could feel less anxiety while walking. It was met with
great opposition by cattle ranchers…
Check it out!
An Unpopular Idea

13. The Difference Is Clear
Traditional Chute: Temple’s Chute:
*Animals walk in a straight *Animals today now walk
line and can see what is in a circular chute with
ahead of them, causing high walls so that they
them to freeze in their cannot see what is in
tracks. front of them or to either
*Ranchers prod the side.
frightened animals to *This set-up calms the
move along, struggling at animals, making them walk
times to move them smoothly along, eliminating
quickly. the need to prod them
*The animals would often * With Temple’s
slip and fall, becoming redesigned non-slip
agitated and slowing flooring plan, animals fall
productivity. less often.
Check it out!
. Temple's Livestock Website!

14. This are
examples of
Temple’s cattle
chutes.

15. Dr. Grandin is also an author, speaker, cited expert in many
publications, and video producer. She also has had a movie made
about her life which is titled, “Temple Grandin”. Her
contributions and insights into what it is like to be autistic has
helped many people all over the world.
Click here to see Temple
Grandins books!

16. • Brennan, C. (2006). Temple Grandin biography.
http://www.notablebiographies.com/newsmakers2/2006-Ei-La/Grandin-Temple.html.
Retrieved September 1, 2011.
• Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) (2011). Autism. http://www.cec.sped.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=
Autism_Asperger_s_Syndrome&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID
=37&ContentID=5598. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
• Raymond, J. (February, 2, 2010). Temple Grandin on her struggles and ‘yak yaks.’
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35150832/ns/health-mental_health/t/temple-grandin-her-struggles-yak-yaks/.
Retrieved September 1, 2011.
• ResiliEnt Business Solutions and RDC Design Group (2010). Temple Grandin, Ph.D. http://
www.templegrandin.com/templegrandinbooks.html. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
• Sherwood, E., Ph.D. (2006). Women shaping history: Dr. Temple Grandin: Veterinarian, advocate for autism.
http://www.educationupdate.com/archives/2006/Mar/html/cov-drtemple.html.
Retrieved September 2, 2011.
• WVPT (January 26, 2011). World-renowned author Temple Grandin, of golden globe and emmy award-winning
fame, on ‘Virginia farming’ autistic livestock facility designer shares insights on animal welfare in Virginia’s
agriculture industry. http://www.wvpt.net/temple-grandin. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
Bibliography

17. Bibliography
 Brennan, C. (2006). Temple Grandin biography.
http://www.notablebiographies.com/newsmakers2/2006-Ei-La/Grandin-Temple.html.
Retrieved September 1, 2011.
 Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) (2011). Autism. http://
www.cec.sped.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Autism_Asperger_s_Syndrome&Template=/
TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=37&ContentID=5598. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
 Raymond, J. (February, 2, 2010). Temple Grandin on her struggles and ‘yak yaks.’
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35150832/ns/health-mental_health/t/temple-grandin-her-struggle
. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
 ResiliEnt Business Solutions and RDC Design Group (2010). Temple Grandin, Ph.D. http://
www.templegrandin.com/templegrandinbooks.html. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
 Sherwood, E., Ph.D. (2006). Women shaping history: Dr. Temple Grandin: Veterinarian, advocate
for autism. http://www.educationupdate.com/archives/2006/Mar/html/cov-drtemple.html.
Retrieved September 2, 2011.
 WVPT (January 26, 2011). World-renowned author Temple Grandin, of golden globe and emmy
award-winning fame, on ‘Virginia farming’ autistic livestock facility designer shares insights on
animal welfare in Virginia’s agriculture industry. http://www.wvpt.net/temple-grandin.
Retrieved September 1, 2011.