Animal science expert talks about living with autism
The Autism News | English
RIVER FALLS — As a child with autism, Temple Grandin obsessively drew the heads of horses.
Grandin’s family members used her equine fixation to encourage her to draw an entire horse, ride a horse and connect more outside of herself.
Grandin told an audience of several hundred people at UW-River Falls Thursday that she learned to “use the motivation of the fixation.”
Grandin is a nationally renown Colorado State University animal science expert. UW-River Falls animal science faculty member Kurt Vogel studied for his doctorate degree with Grandin at Colorado State University. He realized his students would benefit from interacting with her.
“The biggest thing that draws people to Temple is she is so down to earth,” Vogel said. “Everybody can learn from her, whether they are involved in agriculture, teaching or have a child with autism.”
Vogel noted Grandin has worked with large restaurants such as McDonald’s and Hardee’s to encourage more humane treatment in animal handling.
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