In case you don't know about
Temple Grandin, she is a very high-functioning woman with autism who overcame tremendous childhood problems to earn a Ph.D. in animal science, write several brave and groundbreaking books, and revolutionize humane slaughter techniques in the meat industry. I've long had a particular admiration for her because my mother worked at a program for autistic children and young adults when I was growing up, and though she was an administrator and didn't work directly with th
Published on March 18, 2009 04:53