May 26, 2021
Temple Grandin is a renowned American author, animal behavior expert and an advocate for autistic people. With support from her mother and guiding mentors at school, she completed her education successfully and made a flourishing career as an animal expert and a parenting guru for autistic children. Her inventions of a ‘hug machine’ to pacify autistic population and ‘curved corrals’ to reduce panic and injury in animals during slaughter have brought her considerable popularity across the world. Besides, she has written numerous books on autism and animal welfare and has been providing consultation to slaughter plants and livestock farms to improve the quality of life of the cattle. Her fascinating life has been transformed into an inspiring film ‘Temple Grandin’ which won accolades from the industry and audience alike and was honored with several awards. Some of her best-selling books include ‘Animals in Translation’, ‘Animals Make Us Human’, ‘The Autistic Brain’, ‘Emergence: Labeled Autistic’, and ‘Thinking in Pictures’. She has received various awards towards her contribution to animal science and welfare and has made appearances on numerous television shows and international magazines. The most accomplished and well-known adult with autism in the world, she has been a source of encouragement for other children with autism.