Re: Temple to be in Bend, OR Dec 4th

December 2, 2010

WOW , I hope you have an opportunity to go (any ties to the ranching

community, LOL?) even if, presumably, she won't really be speaking about autism,

except in the context of the insight it has given her into animal behavior.

Temple Grandin, through her books, was one of my first " teachers " about high

functioning autism.

- Helen

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> lol This was in my mail box today. I have been so into my school work I have

lost contact with the outside world. (( ...

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> FYI: The Cattlemen's Assoc of Central Oregon is hosting Temple Grandin:

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> Speaker: Temple Grandin

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> When: Sat., Dec 4th at 10:30 AM

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> Where: The Riverhouse

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> Cost: $10.00 at the door

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> Dr. Temple Grandin is the author of several books, a consultant to several

large corporations, the subject of a movie, " Temple Grandin " , starring

Danes, and autistic. From the Bend Bulletin:

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> " Where others may view autism as a disability, Grandin says for her it was her

talent that gave her insight into how animals think. She used this knowledge to

write her books " Animals in Translation " and " Animals Make Us Human. " Grandin

teaches low-stess handling techniques on farms and ranches throughout the

country.

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> " I think in pictures, and so do animals. That's how they process things, " says

Grandin, who did much of her hands-on research in the rough-and-tumble world of

ranches. " I got down on my hands and knees on the ranches and processing plants,

to see what they see, to see what spooked them. I saw we could do this more

humanely. "

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> Just helping to get the word out if you are intersted in hearing this

fascinating woman.

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