“Dear League - I would be pleased to be an honorary member. You can post the following message:
People with autism can accomplish many great things if they get good teaching and guidance”.
Sincerely,
“Dear League, I am delighted to be an honorary member and sent you the following message:
People with autism can achieve great things if they receive good teaching and guidance.
To be honest,
Temple Grandin
HIS BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Temple Grandin was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Her achievements are remarkable since she was a child with autism. At the age of 2 he was non-verbal and displayed all the signs of severe autism. Fortunately her mother defied all the medical rulings and kept her out of any institution. Many hours of intensive language therapy and teaching allowed him to develop speech. In adolescence her life was hard and she was exposed to constant annoyances (bullying). The teachings and accompaniment of her high school science teacher and her aunt on her ranch in Arizona motivated her to pursue a career in agricultural equipment design and as a scientist.
Dr. Temple earned her degree from Franklin Pierce College in 1970. In 1974 she was employed as an agricultural editor at the Arizona Farmer Ranchman and also worked for Corral Industries designing equipment. In 1975 he earned his Master's in Animal Science from Arizona State University for his work on cattle behavior in different milking units. Dr. was awarded her Ph.D. in Animal Sciences from the University of Illinois in 1989 and is currently a Professor at Colorado State University.
He has done extensive work designing livestock handling facilities. Half of the cattle in the United States and Canada are handled in facilities she designed for meat plants. Other professional activities include the development of guidelines that guarantee the welfare of animals in meat plants together for McDonald's, Wendy's International, Burger King, among others.
Following his doctoral research on the effects of environmental enrichment on pig behavior, he has published several hundred technical papers and book chapters dealing with animal management, as well as 45 articles and 7 books. At the University of Colorado, he continues his research and teaches animal management and design of facilities and equipment for this purpose. His book "Animals in Translation" was a New York Times best-seller and his book "Livestock Handling and transport" is now in its 3rd edition, which was published in 2007. Other books of his authorship are "Thinking in pictures", "Emergence Labeled Autistic", "Animals Make us Human", "Improving Animal Welfare: A Practical Approach” (Improving Animal Welfare: A Practical Approach) and “The way I see it”.
She has received numerous awards, including the Livestock Conservation Institute's Meritorious Achievement Award, Franklin Pierce College Distinguished Alumnus, and honorary doctorates from McGill, Illinois, and Duke University. He has also won industry awards, including the Richard L. Knowlton Award from Meat Marketing & Technology Magazine and the American Meat Institute's Industry Advancement Award and BeefTop40 Award, as well as the Lifetime Achievement Award from National Cattlemen's Association. His work has also been recognized by humanitarian groups, also receiving numerous awards. HBO has recently released a movie about his beginnings and his career in the cattle industry, this movie received 7 Emmys, a Golden Globe and a Peabody. In 2011 Temple was inducted into the Cowgirl Hall of Fame.
Dr. Grandin is a member of the board of directors of the American Autism Association. There he gives lectures to parents and teachers throughout the American territory about his experience with this syndrome. Countless articles and interviews have appeared in the New York Times, People, Time, National Public Radio, 20/20, The View, and the BBC. She was honored by Time Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential Personalities in the World in 2010. Dr. Grandin currently resides in Fort Collins, Colorado.
IMPACT OF THE WORK OF DR. GRANDIN
Below are 6 specific examples that document his influence in the world of ranching:
DESIGN OF FACILITIES FOR ANIMAL HANDLING:
The doctor is one of the world leaders in the design of these types of facilities, her work is seen in the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand and others. All meat plants include a central detention track designed by her, its curved layout is famous and used worldwide, her writings on the flight area and other principles of animal behavior have helped reduce stress on them during processing. He also designed an objective grading system to evaluate the processing of plants and animals. Such a system is in use by several large companies to improve the treatment of animals.
CONSULTANCY:
In the last 10 years she has been a consultant to large companies, which represents most of the effort, added to her part-time job at the University of Colorado, however it is consulting that has constituted her main growing line of business. Most of his work is focused on large commercial meat packers. He has worked with Cargill, Tyson, Smithfield, Seaboard, Cactus Feeders, among others. His company also does design work for various ranches. In the food companies mentioned above, he has trained auditors in the care of animals and plants.
RESEARCH:
Dr. Grandin maintains a limited number of graduate students and conducts research that aids in the development of animal management systems and, in particular, with reducing stress and losses in packing plants. He has published his research in the areas of cattle temperament, swine environmental enrichment, cattle behavior during handling, reduction of dark meat cuts and bruises, dairy bulls, and house fertility effective stunning methods. for cattle and pigs.
MEDIA EXPOSURE:
The issue of animal care, treatment and processing in the livestock industry is prominently featured in all of the media mentioned above, including the film about his life starring Claire Daines.
INFLUENCES:
He maintains his extensive cooperation with the University of Colorado giving talks to ranchers, and anyone who is interested in belonging to the packing industry. At this time, he seeks to discuss relevant aspects of quality in the medium. He has privately developed his website: grandin.com which has been expanded to include information regarding the livestock industry and more specifically animal management, Bison as well, up to a section in Spanish. The site is visited by more than 2,000 people and of these, approximately 1,000 download meaningful content. 1,431 files are downloaded daily, about 42,000 in just one month. The site is visited by people from about 50 countries.
INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITY:
Thanks to the growing interest in the industry and the way the website has disseminated Dr. Grandin's work, her research has reached international levels, thanks to which she gives between 3 and 5 conferences per year outside her country.