- Monday, January 10, 2011
- 12:30 PM–1:30 PM
- Covenant Fine Arts Center
- FREE
Temple Grandin is the most accomplished and well-known adult with autism in the world. An expert on animal behavior, she has designed humane handling systems for half the cattle-processing facilities in the US and consults with the meat industry to develop animal welfare guidelines. She is an Associate Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University, a prominent author and speaker and was recently named as one of the 25 "Heroes" in this years' Time 100 annual list of the world's most influential people. Her books about her interior life as an autistic person have increased the world’s understanding of the condition with personal immediacy – and with import, as rates of autism diagnosis rise. An HBO movie was recently made about her life starring actress Clare Danes. She is revered by animal rights groups and members of the autistic community, perhaps because in both regards she is a voice for those who are sometimes challenged to make themselves heard.
