Norwood, MA, October 16th, 2026, with the League School for Autism. The Speaker Spotlight or the Autism Empowerment Gala will feature special guest Dr. Temple Grandin, leading autism advocate and renowned animal scientist. Dr. Grandin is a leading autism advocate and one of the first autistic people to document the insights of her own experience.
* Her groundbreaking work has transformed how the world understands autism, and she continues to inspire audiences with her insight, honesty, and hard-won wisdom.
* Dr. Temple Grandin thinks entirely in pictures. It’s a way of seeing that let her become one of the first people to give a firsthand account of what autism actually feels like from inside the mind experiencing it.
* Born and raised in Boston. Dr. Grandin is a professor at Colorado State University, an author of eight books, a consultant to the livestock industry, and holds a PhD in animal science.
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