Which author, animal behaviourist and campaigner for animal welfare in abattoirs claims that her mental "disorder" has given her a special insight into the way mammals think?

lanfranco

I'm going to guess here. Temple Grandin, a high-functioning autistic and professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University, has been the subject of a number of interesting articles, including one in the "New Yorker" some years ago, and has recently published a book herself. She has done significant work on improving conditions in slaughterhouses. I'll try to come up with a site later; I've got lamp chops in the oven, ironically enough. May 30 05, 4:51 PM

lanfranco

Here is Grandin's web page: http://www.grandin.com/ May 30 05, 4:56 PM

gmackematix

Lamp chops? Just a light meal then? Yay Frankie! Her comparison of the way cows and autists view the world is fascinating as are many other of her views. I've just found out it is the first Autism Pride Day next month. I think people with disorders like Aspergers, autism and synestheia are valuable precisely because of their naturally unusual take on the world. May 30 05, 5:03 PM

lanfranco

Oh, hell. However, if you're starving, take one lampshade and chop into eighths. Saute lightly in butter or olive oil ... I know several people in academia with Asperger's. The world would be far less interesting and informative without them. May 30 05, 5:59 PM

TheAlphaWolf

Some say einstein had asperger's May 30 05, 6:13 PM

gmackematix

Well, everyone seen as a genius or a geek seems to get diagnosed with Asperger's these days from Mozart and Tesla to Stephen Spielberg and Bill Gates. Clips of Einstein show him to be rather joky, media savvy and facially animated for someone with the condition. Now Isaac Newton is another matter... May 30 05, 7:16 PM

TheAlphaWolf

oh. I must have Asperger's then. LOL May 30 05, 7:34 PM

barker111

Newton May 31 05, 10:10 AM

Baloo55th

Isn't this author a mammal herself, then? May 31 05, 12:34 PM