Publisher's Synopsis
This is a biography about Temple Grandin and her life. This book will share with the reader the story of one of the most inspirational people with autism. Temple has a PHD and is a professor at the University of Colorado. She even has her own movie made about her life. Temple built her own hug machine to help her with sensory issues and she even designs slaughter houses for livestock. Temple's mother went against the odds and beat them. She was told to institutionalize Temple and she refused to. She found the right kind of boarding school for her daughter to attend and found teachers that pushed Temple to be the best that she could be. This book tells the story of Temple Grandin from birth to adulthood. This book will take the reader on a journey along with Temple and her mother. Read about how Temple invented a hug machine to help her overcome some of the issues that she had with sensory input. Read how Temple designed livestock holding pins that made it easier to get livestock through the slaughter house. Temple Grandin is a genius and this book is a story about her life and how she is an inspiration and role model for millions of people with autism all around the world. Here is an excerpt from the book. "Temple was bullied and made fun of on several occasions. The scene where a group of guys dumped cattle and bull testicles onto her truck really bothered me in the movie. The movie by the way is one of the most well-done movies I have ever seen that portrays the life of someone living with autism spectrum disorder. The group of guys at her college thought it would be funny if they dumped a bunch of bull testicles and intestines onto Temple Grandin's wind shield. Temple eventually came back to her truck to find the mess on her wind shield and she started to get upset. She just was amazed at how cruel society really is and it really bothered her that someone would want to be that mean to her but she laughed it off and turned her wind shield wipers on and immediately started to drive a way. She acted as if it did not bother her that the boys were bullying her although, I am sure deep down it really did bother her and hurt her feelings that someone would want to be that mean to her. I know speaking from personal experience as an adult with autism it really bothered me when other children and yes even adults in life decided to bully me because I was autistic. I think that if I could just make it through life without having to be bullied for being unique and different it would help me be able to enjoy and appreciate life a lot better."
