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The animal that I have worked with the most is beef cattle, so that's my favorite animal, but I like all animals.
Temple Grandin
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Temple Grandin
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: August 29
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I am much less autistic now, compared to when I was young. I remember some behaviors like picking carpet fuzz and watching spinning plates for hours. I didn't want to be touched. I couldn't shut out background noise. I didn't talk until I was about 4 years old. I screamed. I hummed. But as I grew up, I improved.
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What do I do when I go home? Work. That's basically my social life. I'm married to work.
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Us visual thinkers like me, be good at things like industrial design, graphics, art, those kind of jobs.
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