Temple Grandin Appearance at Future Horizons Conference on Aspergers and Autism
by Maria Browning
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It's hard to imagine a more unlikely celebrity than an autistic woman who designs slaughterhouses, but Grandin is unquestionably a star. Her innovations in livestock handling won her the respect of PETA activists and meat packers alike, and she has built a devoted fan base with her writing about autism and the insight it gives her into animal behavior. She's visiting Nashville to promote Animals Make Us Human, which describes the core emotions of animals and argues that those emotions should guide our treatment of pets, livestock and captive wildlife. She maintains that animals "don’t have purely behavioral needs," and she debunks widely held notions about training. Grandin will make a second area appearance at the Future Horizons Conference on Autism and Asperger's Syndrome in Murfreesboro on Feb. 27, where she'll sign and discuss her book The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism and Asperger's. Call (800) 489-0727 or (615) 890-4464 for more information. 7 p.m. at Davis-Kidd; Feb. 27 at Embassy Suites in Murfreesboro.
Fri., Feb. 27, 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m., 2009
Fri., Feb. 27, 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m., 2009
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