Dad to Dad 236 - Dr. Temple Grandin of Ft. Collins, CO An Autistic Person, Innovator, Author & Advocate for the Neurodivergent

Out special guest this week is Dr. Temple Grandin of Ft. Collins, CO, a national speaker, a best-selling author, a professor of animal science at Colorado State University, and outspoken advocate for the neurodivergent and those on the Autism Spectrum.

Temple was an Ashoka Fellow. She was also named in the Time 100 List as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in the ‘Heroes’ category.

She also has a number of honorary degrees form universities around the world, including; McGill University in Canada, the Swedish University of Agricultural Science, Carnegie Mellon University and Emory University.

Temple is the author of numerous books including:
- Emergence: Labeled Autistic
- Developed Talents
- Thinking In Pictures
- The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across The Spectrum
- Different Not Less

Temple’s TED Talk entitled: “The World Needs All Kinds Of Minds” has been viewed more than 6M times. The movie Temple Grandin, produced in 2010, received numerous awards including seven Emmy Awards.

We are very grateful to Temple for her outspoken advocacy and for sharing her views with fathers raising children with special needs.

That's all on this SFN Dad To Dad Podcast.

Show Links:
Website - https://www.templegrandin.com
Email – Cheryl.Miller@ColoState.EDU
Phone - (970) 443-1510
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/temple-grandin-9a087165/
Website - https://www.templegrandin.com/
Website - https://www.grandin.com/
Books - Thinking In Pictures - tinyurl.com/2dp589z5
TED Talk - https://www.ted.com/talks/temple_grandin_the_world_needs_all_kinds_of_minds

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