Temple Grandin
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Temple Grandin (born August 29, 1947) is an American doctor of animal science and professor at Colorado State University, bestselling author, and consultant to the livestock industry on animal behavior. As a person with high-functioning autism, Grandin is also widely noted for her work in autism advocacy and is the inventor of the hug machine designed to calm hypersensitive persons. Grandin is listed in the 2010 Time 100 list of the 100 most influential people in the world in the category “Heroes”. Description above from the Wikipedia article Temple Grandin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1947-08-29 · Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Known for
- Temple Grandin (2010) — Author
- Oliver Sacks: His Own Life (2021) — Self
- The Horse Boy (2009) — Herself (as Dr. Temple Grandin)
- A Is for Autism (1992) — Herself
- Speciesism: The Movie (2013) — Self
- Patterns of Evidence: The Red Sea Miracle (2020) — Self
- Patterns of Evidence: Journey to Mount Sinai (2022) — Self
- An Open Door (2023) — Self
- This Business of Autism (2018) — Self
- Spectrum: A Story of the Mind (2015) — Herself
- Generation A: Portraits of Autism and the Arts (2015) — Self
- The Dying Trade (2025) — Self
- The Boy Inside (2006) — Self
- The Spectrum of Autism (2002) — Self
- Farm and Red Moon (2022)
- Where the Horses Heal the Soul (2026) — Self