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Posted on May 30, 2018May 30, 2018 Autism

Autism Conference with Dr. Temple Grandin – June 15, 2018

Temple Grandin

Join Dr. Temple Grandin and speakers for this special event in Dallas, TX June 15, 2018.

Dr. Temple Grandin has served as an inspiration and a role model to hundreds of thousands of families and persons with autism. In this unique presentation, Temple eloquently and candidly describes the challenges she has faced and offers no-nonsense ideas on how others dealing with autism can reach their full potential.

Anita Lesko, BSN, RN, MS, CRNA, was diagnosed with autism at age fifty. Despite all the challenges and obstacles, Anita forged ahead to obtain exciting goals. Having been honored by the United Nations as a guest speaker for National Autism Day in 2017, Anita is an advocate for people with Asperger’s Syndrome.

Paula Aquilla, DO, BSc, OT is an occupational therapist. She has worked with adults and children in clinical, educational, home, and community-based settings. Paula is an author for the new Sensory Detective book, published by Future Horizons.

Leave a comment Posted on January 21, 2018January 21, 2018 Autism

Animals & autism: Q&A with Dr. Temple Grandin

Temple Grandin on autism and animals

Dr. Temple Grandin has speaking gigs across the country, including two sold-out talks at the Weinberg Center For The Arts today, but there was a time when she could not speak. Grandin needed a speech therapist and other social instruction to be mainstreamed in kindergarten.

Since then, Grandin emerged as an expert on the humane treatment of livestock as well as her own autistic brain. She was the subject of a 2010 HBO film, and her book, “The Autistic Brain,” advocated for treatment of autistic individuals that affirms their strengths, not weaknesses.

Grandin is a true daughter of the Midwest. She frequently wears her trademark western shirt and kerchief known as a wild rag. The time she’s spent around animals, including on her grandfather’s North Dakota farm, has at times been less perplexing than the myriad of social norms that shape human interactions. But Grandin’s autistic perspective can illuminate truths that non-autistic people overlook every day. Grandin shared her view on animals and autism with 72 Hours.

Read the Q&A here.