Temple Grandin paints a picture of a young woman’s perseverance and determination while struggling with the isolating challenges of autism at a time where there was not much know about autism, in fact they were institutionalizing children who were diagnosed. As you watch the movie unfold you see her early diagnosis, her development during her high school years, and the loving support she received from her mother, her aunt, and her science teacher. You also see her emergence as a woman with an innate sensitivity and understanding of animal behavior.
Undaunted by education, social and professional roadblocks, Temple turned her unique talent into a behavioral tool that changed the cattle industry and laid the groundwork for her successful career as an author, lecturer and pioneering advocate for autism and autism spectrum disorder education. She is still leading the way for autism research and in the cattle industry.
One of the greatest things of this film is that it actually takes you inside her mind with a series of snapshot images that trace her self-perceptions. It offers you insight into Grandin’s world and journey from childhood through young adulthood to the beginning of her career and beyond.
Everyone should see this movie whether you know someone with autism or not. I have seen the movie 3 times now and each time I have learned something different from it. I have watch it with teachers and non teachers and we were all moved by the story of Temple Grandin and how the movie allows people insight into the mental processing of people with autistic minds. Every autistic child/person mind works slightly different but this movie allows the average person to understand how an autistic person might perceive their surroundings.
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