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Mary Temple Grandin was born in Boston, MA -
Temple Grandin was diagnosed with autism at almost 2 years old. -
Sometime during 1951, at 4 years old, Temple said her first, of many, words. -
Temple created a machine inspired after a cattle chute. which applies pressure around the body, calming the person, without the overwhelming feeling that is displayed with hugs. -
from Franklin Pierce College -
from Arizona State University -
from University of Illinois -
She gave the meat packers recommendations for animal handling guidelines -
Grandin and Mark Deesing published a book which included: explanations of animal behavior principles to reduce stress, layouts of corrals for animal holding; designs for large and small beef cattle operations, and instructions and illustrations on how to build chutes, loading ramps, fences, gates, ect. -
Grandin has become a prominent author and speaker on both autism and animal behavior. Today she is a professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University. She also has a successful career consulting on both livestock handling equipment design and animal welfare.