Is temple grandin gay
Even though she didn’t grasp to speak until she was 3.5 years vintage, Temple Grandin is the author of six books, including the national bestsellers Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism and Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior. She is a professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University, a prominent and widely cited proponent for the humane treatment of livestock for slaughter, and a world-renowned autism spokesperson. Grandin has a bachelor’s degree in human psychology, as well as a master’s and doctoral degree in animal science. In 2010, Grandin was named one of Period Magazine’s 100 most formative people of the year. In 2016 she was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. An HBO show based on her experience received seven Emmy Awards.
Just last month, she was named to the National Women’s Hall of Fame, one of only 10 women to receive the honor this year. Betty M. Bayer, the Hall’s co-president, said “We are pleased to add 10 American women to the ranks of inductees whose leadership and achievements possess changed the course of American history.” CSU President Tony Frank said,
Asexuality on the Autism Spectrum: A Personal Perspective
In 1995, Thinking in Pictures, a bestselling book written by Temple Grandin, one of the world’s first self-advocates with autism, was published. In the chapter “Dating Data,” Grandin wrote about her decision to choose celibacy in adulthood. She cited her social deficits, her struggles in social relationships, her absolute lack of interest and need to pursue a romantic relationship. She compared her social struggles to the social mistakes that the character “Data” from Star Trek made in his failed attempts to be romantic. She has continued to write about her decision to persist celibate in many future articles and books.
Grandin has the right to recognize herself any way that she chooses, and people possess the responsibility to respect how she identifies herself. However, since Grandin was one of the first openly autistic adults to lecture about autism (today, some consider her to be the most famous person with autism in the world), the general public had a tendency, when Grandin started writing and lecturing on autism, to consider that whatever Grandin wrote to detail her autism applied, for the most part, to everyo
- Rick Espaillat of Dallas, right, appeared in the Emmy-winning HBO movie “Temple Grandin,” in which Claire Danes, center, portrayed autistic animal scientist Temple Grandin, left.
The HBO movie “Temple Grandin” — about theautistic girl noted not just for her advocacy on behalf of those with autism, but also for her work as an animal scientist — hit it big Sunday night at The Emmy Awards, taking home five awards.
Claire Danes won the trophy for “Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie.” The movie won for “Outstanding Made For TV Movie.” Mick Jackson won for “Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special.” Alex Wurman won for “Outstanding Tune Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or Special: Unique Dramatic Score.” And Leo Trombetta won for “Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or Movie.”
But why should we care? I mean, what was so “gay” about “Temple Grandin” that an LGBT newspaper should grab notice (aside from the fabulous black-and-red “rancher outfit” that Grandin herself wore to the Emmys)?
The answer is simple: Rick Espaillat.
Espaillat, the media/public relations manager for Caven Enterprises, ha
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TEMPLE GRANDIN
Born in 1947, Temple Grandin didn’t speak until she was 3½. People assumed she was deaf. Unable to communicate, she would sift sand through her fingers for hours or rock back and forth with a blank phrase. There were horrific meltdowns, too, “kicking and screaming like a crazed wildcat,” she later said. Finally, she was diagnosed with autism. Her inability to communicate or process facts and her extreme sensitivity to light, sound and touch, it turned out, are symptoms of the condition.
Back then, autism was misunderstood and secret away. Medical experts believed she was brain damaged and should be position in an institution. Her mother refused, taught her how to behave and read, and sent her to school. Classmates labeled her “weirdo” and bullied her, but teachers and mentors took her under their wing and cultivated her strengths.
When she was 14, she went to a ranch and realized that cattle shrank from human touch and used visual clues and memory t
Temple Grandin
Who: Mary Temple Grandin
What: Professor of Animal Science, Consultant, and Autism Activist
Where: American
When: August 29, 1947 - Present
Grandin is best recognizable for her support in and promotion of the Autism community and for her work in animal science, welfare, and the pursuit of ethics in the meat industry. One of the first widely regarded Autistic individuals and the inventor of the Hug Machine. In 2010 she was listed by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most leading people in the world, listed under the "heroes" category.
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"the part of other people that has [romantic] heartfelt relationships is not part of me"
- Temple Grandin (NPR interview)
"Now I’m old enough to where that’s [her sex drive] all gone, and it’s like, Wonderful riddance." -Temple Grandin NY Times, 2013
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Image 2: the hug machine. It is a wooden structure with cushions in it and on the bottom. It ha