Temple Grandin
American academic and autism activist
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| 2023 | Added to the children's book series 'Ordinary People Change the World' by Brad Meltzer and Chris Eliopoulos, and featured in an episode of 'Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum' on PBS. |
| 2023 | Awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Iowa State University and her first honorary Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Kansas State University. |
| 2023 | Added to the children's book series 'Ordinary People Change the World' by Brad Meltzer and Chris Eliopoulos, and featured in an episode of 'Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum' on PBS. |
| 2023 | Awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Iowa State University and her first honorary Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Kansas State University. |
| 2018 | Featured in the documentary 'This Business of Autism', which explored autism employment and success stories. |
| 2018 | Featured in the documentary 'This Business of Autism', which explored autism employment and success stories. |
| 2017 | Subject of a children's book by Julia Finlay Mosca titled 'The Girl Who Thought In Pictures'. |
| 2017 | Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. |
| 2017 | Subject of a children's book by Julia Finlay Mosca titled 'The Girl Who Thought In Pictures'. |
| 2017 | Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. |
| 2016 | Inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and received an honorary degree from Emory University. |
| 2016 | Inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and received an honorary degree from Emory University. |
| 2015 | Named an honorary fellow of the Society for Technical Communication and received a Meritorious Achievement Award from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). |
| 2015 | Named an honorary fellow of the Society for Technical Communication and received a Meritorious Achievement Award from the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). |
| 2013 | In an interview with The New York Times Magazine, Grandin openly discussed her choice of a celibate lifestyle and the diminishment of her sexual urges with age. |
| 2013 | Published academic paper 'Making slaughterhouses more humane for cattle, pigs, and sheep' in the Annual Review of Animal Biosciences |
| 2013 | Published 'The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum', which further elaborated on her concept of three different types of thinking by autistic individuals and included a scientific review of object-visual thinking. |
| 2013 | Published academic paper 'Making slaughterhouses more humane for cattle, pigs, and sheep' in the Annual Review of Animal Biosciences |
| 2013 | In an interview with The New York Times Magazine, Grandin openly discussed her choice of a celibate lifestyle and the diminishment of her sexual urges with age. |
| 2013 | Published 'The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum', which further elaborated on her concept of three different types of thinking by autistic individuals and included a scientific review of object-visual thinking. |
| 2012 | Inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame, the Texas Trail of Fame, and the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Also received an honorary degree from Carnegie Mellon University. |
| 2012 | Grandin publicly supported the beef industry's use of 'pink slime', advocating for its market availability and proper labeling, demonstrating her pragmatic approach to food production. |
| 2012 | Inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame, the Texas Trail of Fame, and the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Also received an honorary degree from Carnegie Mellon University. |
| 2012 | Grandin publicly supported the beef industry's use of 'pink slime', advocating for its market availability and proper labeling, demonstrating her pragmatic approach to food production. |
| 2011 | Featured in an episode of the Science documentary series Ingenious Minds. |
| 2011 | Received the Double Helix Medal and was awarded the Ashoka Fellowship. |
| 2011 | Featured in an episode of the Science documentary series Ingenious Minds. |
| 2011 | Received the Double Helix Medal and was awarded the Ashoka Fellowship. |
| 2010 | HBO released a semi-biographical film 'Temple Grandin', starring Claire Danes, which was nominated for 15 Primetime Emmy Awards and won seven, including Outstanding Television Movie. |
| 2010 | At age 63, cerebral imaging at the University of Utah definitively dismissed the earlier 'brain damage' diagnosis. |
| 2010 | Named in the 'Heroes' category of Time 100, an annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, recognizing her significant contributions to understanding autism and animal welfare. |
| 2010 | HBO released a semi-biographical film 'Temple Grandin', starring Claire Danes, which was nominated for 15 Primetime Emmy Awards and won seven, including Outstanding Television Movie. |
| 2010 | At age 63, cerebral imaging at the University of Utah definitively dismissed the earlier 'brain damage' diagnosis. |
| 2010 | Named in the 'Heroes' category of Time 100, an annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, recognizing her significant contributions to understanding autism and animal welfare. |
| February 2010 | Temple Grandin stopped using her squeeze machine, stating she was 'into hugging people now' and that the machine had broken two years prior. |
| February 2010 | Temple Grandin stopped using her squeeze machine, stating she was 'into hugging people now' and that the machine had broken two years prior. |
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