The Ghosts in Our Machine (2013) as Herself - Professor of Animal Science, Colorado St
Short Info
Fact
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.
Temple Grandin was born on August 29, 1947, in Boston, Massachusetts. She is the daughter of Eustacia, a homemaker, and Richard Grandin, a businessman. She has two sisters, Kate and Elizabeth. Grandin was diagnosed with autism at the age of two. She attended a special education class in a mainstream school for first grade. In fourth grade, she was mainstreamed into a regular classroom. She went on to attend the Franklin School for the Performing Arts in New York City. After graduating from high school, she attended Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts. She received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Arizona State University in 1975. She received her master’s degree in animal science from Colorado State University in 1978. She received her doctorate in animal science from the University of California at Davis in 1989.
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Grandin is a world-renowned expert on autism and animal behavior. She is the author of several books, including “Thinking in Pictures” and “The Autistic Brain.” She is a professor of animal science at Colorado State University. She is also the founder of the Autism & Animal Behavior Clinic at Colorado State University.
Grandin has been featured on several television programs, including “60 Minutes” and “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” She has also been the subject of two documentaries: “Temple Grandin” (2010) and “The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow” (2006).
Grandin is married to Mark Deesing. They have one son, John, who is also on the autism spectrum.
General Info
Full Name
Temple Grandin
Profession
Professor, Consultant, Scientist, Screenwriter, Memoirist, Activist
Education
Arizona State University, Hampshire Country School, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Franklin Pierce University
Nationality
American
Family
Parents
Eustacia Cutler, Richard Grandin
Accomplishments
Awards
James Beard Foundation Award for Who's Who of Food and Beverage in America, Goodreads Choice Awards Best Nonfiction
Nominations
Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries, or Motion Picture Made for Television, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding ...
People with autism tend to be good at one thing and bad at something else. There's too much emphasis on the deficit, and not enough on building up the thing that a person is good at. For me it was art. That became the basis of the work that I did in cattle-handling facilities. Designing is art.
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If I hadn't had art when I was in elementary school, I would've hated school altogether. That made it worth going to. Art was the basis of my design work in the cattle industry.
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Now, unfortunately, there are people who think that if somebody who's on the spectrum is really smart, that collecting shopping carts should be their whole career. No, it should not be a career, but a summer doing that teaches discipline and the responsibility of work. They've got to learn that.
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I'm seeing too many kids on the spectrum who graduate high school, maybe even college, but have never done a single job. Learning work skills needs to start way before they graduate, I'd say by 13.
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I have been on the same dose of anti-depressants for 15 years, and my nerves still go up and down in cycles; but my nerves are cycling at a lower level than they were before.
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I can remember the frustration of not being able to talk. I knew what I wanted to say, but I could not get the words out, so I would just scream.
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Children between the ages of five to ten years are even more variable. They are going to vary from very high functioning, capable of doing normal school work, to nonverbal who have all kinds of neurological problems.
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And while we are on the subject of medication you always need to look at risk versus benefit.
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When I was a little child I had problems with eating in the cafeteria. The chairs would be jerking in and out, and there was a noise overload.
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Some children may need a behavioral approach, whereas other children may need a sensory approach.
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If you start using a medication in a person with autism, you should see an obvious improvement in behavior in a short period of time. If you do not see an obvious improvement, they probably should not be taking the stuff. It is that simple.-
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If I did not have my work, I would not have any life.
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"I would not be here now if I did not have anti-depressants.-
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I obtain great satisfaction out of using my intellect.
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I know a number of autistic adults that are doing extremely well on Prozac.
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You have got to keep autistic children engaged with the world. You cannot let them tune out.
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Junior high was a real mess for me and then came puberty. My anxiety attacks came during puberty, and then all of my nerves started.
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Autism is an extremely variable disorder.
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The head must be dead. I can't stress that enough.
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I think using animals for food is an ethical thing to do, but we've got to do it right. We've got to give those animals a decent life, and we've got to give them a painless death. We owe the animal respect.
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You gotta bleed 'em in 60 seconds or less.
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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.
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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.
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People are always looking for the single magic bullet that will totally change everything. There is no single magic bullet.
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I want to reform the meat industry.
Facts
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Fact
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Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University (2012).
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Helped Dustin Hoffman prepare for his role as an autistic man in the film Rain Man (1988).
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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.
Pictures
Movies
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Temple Grandin
2010
TV Movie based on the book: "Emergence" / based on the book: "Thinking in Pictures"
Actress
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Being Experience
2013/I
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Henry: One Man's Way
1996
Documentary thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Temple Grandin & Friends: Autism Works Now Concert LA
2015
Documentary short completed
Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts
2015
TV Movie documentary
Temple Grandin
Hold Me Steady: A Story of Autism Service Dogs
2015
Documentary
Herself
Speciesism: The Movie
2013
Documentary
Herself
Tavis Smiley
2013
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Home & Family
2013
TV Series
Herself - Guest
The Ghosts in Our Machine
2013
Documentary
Herself - Professor of Animal Science, Colorado State University Designer of Livestock Handling Equipment (voice)
Nature
2012
TV Series documentary
Herself
The Weatherwax Legacy
2011
Video documentary short
When Animals Adopt
2011
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
2011
TV Series
Herself
60 Minutes
2011
TV Series documentary
Herself - Professor of Animal Science (segment "Apps for Autism")
Natural Heroes
2011
TV Series documentary
Herself
Ingenious Minds
2011
TV Series
Herself
The Hour
2010-2011
TV Series
Herself
Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Concert for Autism Education
2010
TV Movie
Herself
The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards
2010
TV Special
Herself
Arts: A Film About Possibilities, Disabilities and the Arts