Guest guest Posted May 7, 2002 Report Share Posted May 7, 2002 > Irma, Duff met Temple Grandin. Gosh, I forget what she does for a living, but it's livestock related, and Duff has been doing work with agricultural university based inventions. She invented some kind of machine for the animals before they are slaughtered or something. Anyway, he said it was kind of neat, and he did tell her about Maddie. > Also, we used to do that cushion thing with Maddie. Cept we used those mats you find in OT and PT rooms. > Donna > Donna, What an honor for Duff to have met her. Because of what I had heard about her on how she stills has to use her restroom on a schedule basis, it had opened my eyes to understand that I was going to have to be consistent with following a routine on his toilet training to make him understand why he has to use the restroom. Plus with her being an adult, I had realized that even at 's age it was normal, well sort of for older kids with the ASD. What an invention out of the slaughter machine, though. Irma,13,DS/ASD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2002 Report Share Posted May 8, 2002 In a message dated 5/7/02 2:44:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time, duffey48@... writes: > Irma, Duff met Temple Grandin. Gosh, I forget what she does for a living, > but it's livestock related, and Duff has been doing work with agricultural > university based inventions. She invented some kind of machine for the > animals before they are slaughtered or something. Anyway, he said it was > kind of neat, and he did tell her about Maddie. > That's cool that Duff met Temple Grandin. I read her book. She is pretty amazing. Good book. Course my short term memory can only remember very little. She invented some kind of squeeze machine for herself. She is famous for design of a more humane way of killing livestock and apparently more cost productive. I think she actually imagined she was an animal and figured out a way so the animals would stay calm and not panic before their time was up. She talks about thinking in pictures and at the end of her book she talks about medication that helps her. Diane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2002 Report Share Posted May 9, 2002 In a message dated 5/8/02 11:38:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time, dben937342@... writes: > Course my short term memory can only remember very > little. She invented some kind of squeeze machine for herself. She is > famous > for design of a more humane way of killing livestock and apparently more > cost > productive. Yes Diane, that's right. You remember better than me, and Duff met her...LOLOL Many people take issue with the *squeeze machine* because they feel it should come from humans, not a machine. I dunno; I think she's pretty amazing to come up with the idea anyway. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 OOPS - her name is Temple Grandin. Sorry about that. Congdon-Barnello <Luvourlives@...> wrote: Have any of you read anything by Temple Grandin?? She is a high functioning autistic woman. She had recently lectured here in town, probably at Cornell University. I didn't see the lecture, but heard about it afterwords. I had then forgotten about it, but Zo's school social worker had suggested that Alonzo's aide and I check out her books. Below is a link to her website which has a chapter from her book "Thinking in Pictures". It is quite interesting. It has alot about her work (she had designed different aparatus for animal care, and one of her most known works is developing a system for "cruelty free" kosher cattle slaughter) but her thought process is fascinating. Thought some of you might be interested in checking it out. I hope to get the book eventually but I have a couple of books here I need to finish before I get it. http://www.grandin.com/inc/visual.thinking.html __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2004 Report Share Posted September 13, 2004 OOPS - her name is Temple Grandin. Sorry about that. Congdon-Barnello <Luvourlives@...> wrote: Have any of you read anything by Temple Grandin?? She is a high functioning autistic woman. She had recently lectured here in town, probably at Cornell University. I didn't see the lecture, but heard about it afterwords. I had then forgotten about it, but Zo's school social worker had suggested that Alonzo's aide and I check out her books. Below is a link to her website which has a chapter from her book "Thinking in Pictures". It is quite interesting. It has alot about her work (she had designed different aparatus for animal care, and one of her most known works is developing a system for "cruelty free" kosher cattle slaughter) but her thought process is fascinating. Thought some of you might be interested in checking it out. I hope to get the book eventually but I have a couple of books here I need to finish before I get it. http://www.grandin.com/inc/visual.thinking.html __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 Anyone catch the biopic on Temple Grandin on TV this evening? Curious about what you all thought? I actually liked it alot. I so rarely watch TV, but I am glad I had the opportunity to see this. I thought it did a good job of illustrating both the basic humanity (people with autism are just people) and the productivity/potential of individuals with developmental disabilties (everyone has gifts and abilities, even if they are different from the norm.) I felt that Danes didn't get the character exactly right. Danes did a great job holding my attention, but it felt somewhat forced and over-acted. Ellen Ellen Garber Bronfeld egskb@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 Anyone catch the biopic on Temple Grandin on TV this evening? Curious about what you all thought? I actually liked it alot. I so rarely watch TV, but I am glad I had the opportunity to see this. I thought it did a good job of illustrating both the basic humanity (people with autism are just people) and the productivity/potential of individuals with developmental disabilties (everyone has gifts and abilities, even if they are different from the norm.) I felt that Danes didn't get the character exactly right. Danes did a great job holding my attention, but it felt somewhat forced and over-acted. Ellen Ellen Garber Bronfeld egskb@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 We Ti-Vo-ed it (as I mentioned this morning) and plan to watch it after the Super Bowl tomorrow. The Illini were playing (THEY WON!)and certain people wouldn't budge about watching it live. I am very curious--I saw a clip yesterday and thought C.D. was close to T.G. After meeting her about ten times, I think she would be very hard to portray. Marie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2010 Report Share Posted February 6, 2010 We Ti-Vo-ed it (as I mentioned this morning) and plan to watch it after the Super Bowl tomorrow. The Illini were playing (THEY WON!)and certain people wouldn't budge about watching it live. I am very curious--I saw a clip yesterday and thought C.D. was close to T.G. After meeting her about ten times, I think she would be very hard to portray. Marie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Forgot to mention an important part of that movie...the mother...the actress did a very good job in that role, in my opinion. Ellen Ellen Garber Bronfeld egskb@... Re: Temple Grandin We Ti-Vo-ed it (as I mentioned this morning) and plan to watch it after the Super Bowl tomorrow. The Illini were playing (THEY WON!)and certain people wouldn't budge about watching it live. I am very curious--I saw a clip yesterday and thought C.D. was close to T.G. After meeting her about ten times, I think she would be very hard to portray. Marie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Forgot to mention an important part of that movie...the mother...the actress did a very good job in that role, in my opinion. Ellen Ellen Garber Bronfeld egskb@... Re: Temple Grandin We Ti-Vo-ed it (as I mentioned this morning) and plan to watch it after the Super Bowl tomorrow. The Illini were playing (THEY WON!)and certain people wouldn't budge about watching it live. I am very curious--I saw a clip yesterday and thought C.D. was close to T.G. After meeting her about ten times, I think she would be very hard to portray. Marie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Just finished watching it.....very, very good. Yes, Clare Danes IS a little bit, umm " uncomfortable " looking, but I think Temple always looks uncomfortable:)! I also agree the Mom ( Ormond) is very good. If you weren't able to Ti-Vo it, go the the HBO website to see when it's on again. They have a Jack Kavorkian (sp?) movie on in April....THAT one, I will miss! 'Night, 'night! Marie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2010 Report Share Posted February 7, 2010 Just finished watching it.....very, very good. Yes, Clare Danes IS a little bit, umm " uncomfortable " looking, but I think Temple always looks uncomfortable:)! I also agree the Mom ( Ormond) is very good. If you weren't able to Ti-Vo it, go the the HBO website to see when it's on again. They have a Jack Kavorkian (sp?) movie on in April....THAT one, I will miss! 'Night, 'night! Marie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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