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Temple Grandin, Ph.D.
New York Times bestselling author, autism activist, and Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University
Autism and My Sensory-Based World
Temple Grandin, Ph.D. will speak to educators in the afternoon with a selection of topics from her books The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum, The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism and Asperger’s, and Different … Not Less.
Event Sponsors
- Center for Independent Futures
- Chicago Botanic Garden
- Highcrest Middle School
- Have Dreams
- Institute for Therapy Trough the Arts
- Northwestern University Master of Science in Education Program
- Northern Suburban Special Education District (NSSED)
- the Roxelyn and Richard Pepper Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Northwestern University
- Skill Champ
- SociAbility
- Special Education District of Lake County
- Wilmette Junior High School
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