Temple Grandin

One in every one-hundred-eighty-nine women have autism compared to every one in forty-two men. This means there in a 4.5 times more chance for men to get autism. Considering it unusual for women to have autism is rather correct. Temple Grandin is one of these women, but she didn't let this stop her. Temple Grandin has left an impact on the world through the cattle industry, her speeches on overcoming autism, and her compassion for any and everything she does. Temple Grandin was diagnosed in 1950 with autism, overcoming this to achieve her goal was not easy. Having autism makes communication relatively hard, as well as expressing emotions. Grandin did not speak until she was almost five, making any form of communication and understanding come from temper tantrums (Maria). Then, when she reached high school Temple began working with horses, 9 to be specific. …show more content…
Grandin had spent lots of time on her aunts ranch by the time her high school career was over. During this time period she witnessed the use of multiple cattle chutes(Maria). A cattle chute is used when giving any type of Bovine, or cattle, a vaccination. Grandin believed that not only the machine, but the process could be improved(Grandin and Montgomery 3). In fact she pushed herself to study cattle and find the most efficient and comfortable way to allow them to go through the vaccination process. Grandin was a firm believer that you had to communicate with the animal not its statistics, although she used those as well. She found the cattle needed room for their feet and something that worked with their natural behavior to move in circles, this resulted in curved chutes and corrals( Grandin and Johnson 312). This allowed the cattle to be more calm. This leaves the cattles meat in better quality and ranchers less stressed (Maria). With all this Grandin has left the cattle industry with an impact