A different way of thinking

Temple Grandin has worked in the livestock industry for over 50 years and has been instrumental in improving animal welfare around the world, through her work in cattle handling design and as an animal behaviourist and academic. She is professor of animal science at Colorado State University, USA and has authored more than 400 articles in scientific journals and livestock publications on animal handling and welfare.   Temple is also a prominent author and speaker on autism, sharing her insights about ‘differently-abled brains’. In her book, Visual Thinking, she describes being an object visualiser, which also allows her to understand the sensory-based world of animals and explains her intuitive knack for design and problem solving.   In this episode, Temple talks about: understanding how animals see the world, how observational skills can suffer as verbal skills improve, the shadow (or spider) monster,   Listen in to discover Temple’s thoughts on communication and cows!   Links from this show: www.templegrandin.com