Temple Grandin read psychology, then switched to animal science. She is now associate professor of animal science at Colorado State University. Grandin researches cattle handling, restraint and welfare, and has designed handling systems that spare millions of cattle distress in US slaughterhouses. Her two books about autism are Thinking in Pictures (1996) and Animals in Translation (2005)
Why would being autistic help someone work with animals?
Autistic people can think the way that animals think. Autism is a way station on the road that links humans to other animals. I can tell people why animals do the things they do.…
