More by Temple Grandin
Nature is cruel, but we don't have to be. I wouldn't want to have my guts ripped out by a lion. I'd much rather die in a slaughterhouse, if it was done right.
Temple Grandin (2010)
The popularization of the term neurodivergence and society’s growing understanding about the different ways that brains work are unquestionably positive developments for many individuals like me.
Temple Grandin: Society Is Failing Visual Thinkers, and That Hurts Us All" Guest essay, New York Times (2023)
The true measure of an education isn't what grades a student gets today, but where they are 10 years later.
Temple Grandin: Society Is Failing Visual Thinkers, and That Hurts Us All" Guest essay, New York Times (2023)
Complementary skills are the key to successful teams.
Temple Grandin: Society Is Failing Visual Thinkers, and That Hurts Us All" Guest essay, New York Times (2023)
Even today, romantic love is just not part of my life. And you know what? That's okay with me.
All people want to feel their efforts matter, and individuals with ASD are no different. (p214)
The Way I See It (2008)
Animals like novelty if they can choose to investigate it; they fear novelty if you shove it in their faces. (p287)
Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals (2009)
All animals and people have the same core emotion systems in the brain. (p5)
Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals (2009)
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