Temple Grandin
Biography
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Temple Grandin (born August 29, 1947) is an American doctor of animal science and professor at Colorado State University, bestselling author, and consultant to the livestock industry on animal behavior. As a person with high-functioning autism, Grandin is also widely noted for her work in autism advocacy and is the inventor of the hug machine designed to calm hypersensitive persons.
Grandin is listed in the 2010 Time 100 list of the 100 most influential people in the world in the category “Heroes”.
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Known For
Acting History
2023
An Open Door as Self
2022Patterns of Evidence: Journey to Mount Sinai as Self
2021Oliver Sacks: His Own Life as Self
2020Patterns of Evidence: The Red Sea Miracle as Self
2018This Business of Autism as Self
2015Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts as Self
2015Spectrum: A Story of the Mind as Herself
2013Speciesism: The Movie as Self
2009The Horse Boy as Herself (as Dr. Temple Grandin)
1992A Is for Autism as Herself
—The Dying Trade as Self