1. By: Rahel

2. Temple Grandin was born August 29 th 1947 and is a Doctor of Animal Science at Colorado State University, bestselling author, and consultant to the livestock industry in animal behavior. Suffering from the age of three her parents found out she had autism.

3. Even though she was considered "weird" in her young school years, she eventually found a mentor, who recognized her interests and abilities. Dr. Grandin later developed her talents into a successful career as a livestock- handling equipment designer, one of the very few in the world.

5. She has now designed the facilities in which half the cattle are handled in the United States, consulting for slaughtering cattle in companies such as Burger King, McDonald's, Swift, and others.

7. Animal behavioral scientist Temple Grandin has devoted her career to improving conditions at the large processing plants that slaughter some of the 40 billion pounds of cattle and pigs for human decrease every year in the United States.

8. She is a strong advocate for more humane livestock handling, and has designed numerous changes at such facilities that help to reduce stress in the animals during their final minutes.

11. The summer on the ranch was significant for another revelation for Grandin: she began to sense that animals and autistic people shared a significant trait: both relied on visual clues in order to navigate their world. For example, a squirrel will hide food in dozens of different places for the coming cold snap, but always knows where the acorns and corn cobs are stashed.

12. Dr. Temple Grandin gave lots of hope for cattle and farms and still never gives up to this day. She lives with her 2 cats Melban and Charlie and her dog Scruff on a Ranch in Colorado.