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Geneva Centre International Symposium on Autism 2010

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Concurrent Session 10 - Using Special Interests to Achieve Educational Goals

Track : November 4, 2010

Program Code: 130

Date: Thursday, November 4, 2010

Time: 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM EST

Location: 106

SPEAKER :

Temple Grandin, Ph.D.

Dr. Temple Grandin was born in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Temple Grandin obtained her B.A. at Franklin Pierce College in 1970. In 1974 she was employed as Livestock Editor for the Arizona Farmer Ranchman and also worked for Corral Industries on equipment design. In 1975 she earned her M.S. in Animal Science at Arizona State University for her work on the behavior of cattle in different squeeze chutes. Dr. Grandin was awarded her Ph.D in Animal Science from the University of Illinois in 1989 and is currently a Professor at Colorado State University. She has done extensive work on the design of handling facilities. Half the cattle in the U.S. and Canada are handled in equipment she has designed for meat plants. Other professional activities include developing animal welfare guidelines for the meat industry and consulting with McDonalds, Wendy�s International, Burger King, and other companies on animal welfare. Following her Ph.D. research on the effect of environmental enrichment on the behavior of pigs, she has published several hundred industry publications, book chapters and technical papers on animal handling plus 45 refereed journal articles in addition to seven books. She currently is a professor of animal sciences at Colorado State University where she continues her research while teaching courses on livestock handling and facility design. Her book, Animals in Translation was a New York Times best seller and her book Livestock Handling an Transport, now has a third edition which was published in 2007. Other popular books authored by Dr. Grandin are Thinking in Pictures, Emergence Labeled Autistic, Animals Make us Human, and Improving Animal Welfare: A Practical Approach. Temple GrandinDr. Grandin has received numerous awards including the Meritorious Achievement Award from the Livestock Conservation Institute, named a Distinguished Alumni at Franklin Pierce College and received an honorary doctorate from McGill University. She has also won prestigious industry awards including the Richard L. Knowlton Award from Meat Marketing and Technology Magazine and the Industry Advancement Award from the American Meat Institute and the Beef Top 40 industry leaders. Her work has also been recognized by humane groups and she received several awards. Dr. Grandin is a past member of the board of directors of the Autism Society of America. She lectures to parents and teachers throughout the U.S. on her experiences with autism. Articles and interviews have appeared in the New York Times, People, Time, National Public Radio, 20/20, The View, and the BBC. Dr. Grandin now resides in Fort Collins, Colorado.

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Outline of Presentation:

Dr Temple Grandin will provide delegates with her unique and personal perspective on living a successful life with autism. Her view that creating educational opportunities by building on the special interests of individuals with an ASD will be explored in detail. She credits her own success to this important perspective. Dr.Grandin brings to the session her wit, humour and strong convictions about using the talents and traits of the individual to design a plan for success.

Audio Synchronized to PowerPoint

(Code: 130)

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Full Conference Set - Audio synchronized to PowerPoint - Online Access

Full Day Conference (Nov 4, 2010) - Audio synchronized to PowerPoint - Online Access