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
Upcoming Events
There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America
Brian Goldstone, Ph.D.
Journalist and Author
Evanston Township High School Auditorium
Note: Event start time is Central Time (CT).
NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
An Objective Look at Meditation Methods and Enlightenment
Elaine N. Aron, Ph.D.
Clinical and research psychologist and bestselling author
Mary C. Commerford, Ph.D.
Clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst
ON ZOOM
The New Perimenopause: An Evidence-Based Guide to Surviving the Zone of Chaos and Feeling Like Yourself Again
Mary Claire Haver, MD
Board-certified OB/GYN, founder of The 'Pause Wellness, and #1 New York Times bestselling author
Heidi Stevens
Chicago-based writer and Director of External Affairs for the University of Chicago’s TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health
Regina Dominican High School, O'Shaughnessy Theater
Note: Event start time is Central Time (CT).
NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED.

