
Temple Grandin
Born
August 29, 1947 (77 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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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

An Open Door
Self
2023

Patterns of Evidence: Journey to Mount Sinai
Self
2022

Oliver Sacks: His Own Life
Self
2021

Patterns of Evidence: The Red Sea Miracle
Self
2020

This Business of Autism
Self
2018

Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts
Self
2015

Spectrum: A Story of the Mind
Herself
2015

Speciesism: The Movie
Self
2013

The Horse Boy
Herself (as Dr. Temple Grandin)
2009
A Is for Autism
Herself
1992