Autism Awareness Month: Watch Temple Grandin's Eugene, OR Presentation

Dr. Temple Grandin “My Experiences with Autism and Animals”

Dr. Temple Grandin will present her highly creative and scientifically acclaimed work on autism and animal husbandry. Through her autism, she has cultivated the ability to think in pictures and developed an acute sense of the emotional life of animals. In order to understand animals, Grandin says, one has to get away from language. She has harnessed her unique abilities to develop ethical guidelines and technologies for the care and slaughter of cattle and other livestock. Grandin will explore issues of animal welfare from a practical perspective. Download the video

This is the very same presentation I attended with Shiloh on February 9, 2010. Read about our experience.

UO Today #440 – Temple Grandin

Temple Grandin, professor, Animal Science, Colorado State University, discusses her work as a designer of humane livestock handling systems. She also talks about her life as a person with autism. Bonus interview with Temple Grandin, download the video.


Want to know more about Temple Grandin and her work? Visit her website.