Explore Our Services Episode Summary In this special episode of Dogs in Our World, host Adam Winston interviews Dr. Temple Grandin, a renowned expert in animal science and autism awareness. Dr. Grandin shares insights from her personal experience with autism and her extensive work in animal behavior. The episode explores the parallels between autism and animal cognition, the importance of early intervention, and the therapeutic role dogs can play for individuals on the autism spectrum. Read on for key takeaways, resource links, and the full transcript. Key Takeaways Autism spectrum: personal insights and scientific perspectivesSensory processing and repetitive behaviors in animals and humansThe human-animal bond and therapeutic benefits of dogsResponsibility and life skills development for individuals with autism Resources & Links AmazonYouTubeDiscordRSS FeedGoogleInstagramLinkedInSpotifyTikTokTwitch templegrandin.comTemple Grandin’s books on AmazonDogs in Our World episode page: dogsinourworld.com Episode Transcript Show Transcript Introduction With the help of some generous folks, I’m proud to finally present the first installment of what will hopefully be a monthly series. And, just so you know, links to everything we’re going to talk about in today’s show—pictures, comment sections for all of you to provide feedback, and more details—can be found at dogsinourworld.com. Part 1: Introduction and Insights on Autism Adam (0:23): Here we are, episode number six of Dogs in Our World. To celebrate the halfway point of this twelve-part series, I have a phenomenal guest to share with you. Temple Grandin is one of the biggest names in the worlds of animal science and autism awareness. She recently traveled to Vashon, Washington for a weekend of lectures and visits around the island and was kind enough to start her trip with us. If you haven’t heard of Dr. Grandin, I recommend the 2010 Emmy Award-winning HBO movie titled Temple Grandin and starring Claire Danes. In this very special episode of Dogs in Our World, Dr. Grandin tells us a bit about herself and offers advice to those of us who have a family member with an autism label. She also helps me better understand the autism spectrum, dogs, and the importance of volunteers in an animal shelter. All that and more in this nearly unedited conversation with Dr. Temple Grandin. Adam (1:35): And continue to tell me a little more about yourself, please. Dr. Grandin (1:38): Well, I’ve been at Colorado State University for twenty-six years, and I’m teaching a class in livestock behavior and cattle handling. I’ve done a lot of work with the meat industry to improve humane treatment of animals. I’ve got some books on animal behavior: Animals in Translation, Animals Make Us Human, both available on Amazon. I have a lot of books on livestock. I’ve got Humane Livestock Handling for large ranches, and I’ve just come out with a new one that’s got beautiful photographs. It would be really good for 4-H kids on handling cattle, pigs, sheep and goats. It’s called Temple Grandin’s Guide to Working with Farm Animals. That just came out. And then I’ve got textbooks, Improving Animal Welfare: A Practical Approach. If you’re really into science, I’ve got Genetics and the Behavior of Domestic Animals, but that’s an expensive textbook. Adam (2:26): Anything else that people might know you for? Dr. Grandin (2:28): I do a lot of talks on autism, because when I was a young child, I had all the full-blown symptoms of autism. No speech, didn’t talk until I was age four. Fortunately, I had very good early therapy. I can’t emphasize enough. If you have a young kid who’s not talking, you’ve got to start working with him. Teaching him how to talk, teaching him turn-taking. These kids have got to learn how to wait and take their turns. Autism goes from somebody who remains nonverbal and maybe has trouble dressing themselves, all the way up to Thomas Edison and Einstein. Einstein didn’t talk until age three. It’s a big, big, big continuum. See, a little bit of autism, you’ve gotta socially awkward person who may be just absolutely brilliant in the tech industry. Too much of that trait, and you’ve got a, you know, severe handicap. And there’s a parallel with animals. I read a fascinating study that was done over in Europe, looking at differences between wolves and dogs. And a brain can either be more social-emotional, or it can be more cognitive and thinking. And we’ve bred the dog to be super social-emotional towards us. And in a test that was done in Europe, they had a wolf watch another wolf open up a puzzle box to get some food. And the wolf does it easily. But, the domestic dog is so busy asking us for help and looking for us for help, it doesn’t pay enough attention to open the box. I also found another fascinating journal article on more social animals versus more solitary animals. Like, for example, lions are more social ...
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