Here is your pocket guide to Temple Grandin and a great introduction to her thoughts and advice on both autism and sensory issues. Temple Grandin is a doctor of animal science, a professor at Colorado State University, a best-selling author, an autism activist, and a consultant on animal behaviour. She also invented the
squeeze machine , a device to calm the sensory systems of those on the autism spectrum. The subject of an award-winning, 2010 biographical film, Temple Grandin, she also was listed in the Time 100 list of the one hundred most influential people in the world in the
Heroes
category. Have you ever wanted to talk to Temple about the sensory issues people with autism, Asperger’s, PDD and Sensory Processing Disorder deal with? Here, in this handy reference book, Temple gives an overview of what it is like to have autism and sensory difficulties, reveals how she overcame her sensory issues, gives useful tips, then answers your questions in an easy to reference Q&A.