Dr Temple Grandin Summary

Dr. Temple Grandin is a women who born with Autism Spectrum Disorder. His book takes the reader into her mind. She gives detailed stories about her childhood, teenage years and college life with autism. She never once in her novel used her autism as an excuse to not achieve her true potential. Dr. Grandin also gives the reader personal stories on how hard it was to grow up different. How in school kids would pick on her and call her dumb and stupid. Dr. Grandin Gives the reader with first person look of an autistic brain. She offers many explanations for behaviors and help in understanding for people with autism. How learning about others background and disabilities can create a better interconnected society. Temple tells how autistic people look at the world by creating visual images in their head. She says autistic people when recalling information must …show more content…
Dr. Grandin graduated high school, junior college and earned a doctorate degree. He job is unseen, but benefits millions of Americans every day. Over 1/3 of the cattle and hog handling facilities in the US operate on designs by Dr. Grandin (Grandin, 1995, 167). Over 30% of Americans have either pork or milk most days of the week. Autistic savants can accomplish amazing feats of memory, drawing calculations, even musical composition…and yet have no social skills (Grandin, 1995, 216). Temple shows that they are as gifted as anyone else in the world. And that there is, no limit to what a person with autism can achieve with proper education and mentoring. I feel that I am Richie’s and that he looks to me on how to handle certain situations. Temple even stated that “Often times, people with autism can function when taught appropriate social responses and behavior with a model. This often includes how to dress, how to have a conversation, even how to express emotions properly” (Grandin, 1995,