There are two posts due by midnight on Sunday, 1/22.
1)Knowing that the film Temple Grandin is part of our Justice: Childhood Love Lessons unit, what particular part(s) were especially memorable, poignant, and/or fitting? Write a well-developed paragraph discussing the film.
2) Do a bit of research on something that you found interesting or want to know more about after watching Temple Grandin. You could look up her biography, her writings, an interview, her squeeze-machine, her effects on the cattle industry, facts & statistics on autism, information and interviews for the making of the film, etc. Make sure you discuss what you found and give the source where you found the information.
**If you were absent for any of the days when we watched the film, you must do 2 research elements for #2.
# 1) I feel like the movie Temple Grandin connects very well to the unit on love that we are in. This movie shows what a true loving parent is like. From this movie it is seen that good parents will be able to adapt to their childrens needs, and properly love them. Even though Temples mom goes through a lot of struggles while trying to deal with her autistic daughter, she refrains from abusive actions even if extremely frusterated. One part of movie that i really found memorable, was at the beginning when Temples mom refused to institutionalize Temple, and then it showed her trying to teach temple to speak. Even when temple would not speak, her mom would not give up; that is true love right their.
#2) During the movie, I was very curious about the squeeze machine that Temple made. I decided to research more on the machine, and the stuff that I learned was very interesting. I ended up finding Temples own website called like http://www.grandin.com or something, and she basically just talks a whole bunch about all sorts of toppics on the squeeze machine. The first thing that I learned, was what it is that the squeeze machine is helping, and what has caused this in autistics. What makes autistics so hypersensitive to touch and sound, has to do with abnormalties in the cerebellum; in Temples case, her cerebellum is smaller than normal. Another thing that was very interesting, was that because of the squeeze machine Temple was able to slowly become more and more tolerant of human touch such as hugs. This is resembled in the movie when at the funeral Temple allows her mom to give a soft brief hug. I am very glad that i looked at this website, because i learned a lot of cool things on autism and the squeeze machine.
I loved the film about Temple Grandin. I thought it was fascinating how she was able to see the world in such a unique way. I thought that the scene near the end when Temple and her blind friend were leaving the slaughter house was interesting. Both Temple and her friend are unique, and are able to see and sense the world in different ways than someone else could, so I thought it was fitting that they became friends and could understand each other. The most memorable part for me was at the end when Temple and her mom were at the convention. When Temple stood up and explained all that she had accomplished despite having autism, and said how much her mom helpled her through her childhood and her life, it was very powerful.
DIFFERENT, but not less she really is. Temple Grandin is such an amazing person, who alway strives to do what she believes in. Even though many of the ways she accomplished things had to be specialized for her autism, I think some of her tactics with coping with difficult issues san be used by everyday people. For example, I love the idea of thinking of things that make her nervous as “doors to others worlds.” Another great part I loved was when she got her new blind, roommate. Temple was talking with her about how she hear things, and the roommate replied that she remembers everything he encounters by its sound. Temple then aid that they were “alike” only diffrent because her roommate remembered everything by sound, and she remembers everthing by picture. This is how we all should look at others who may be diffrent from us. They are all the same, but diffrent in their own idividual way. There were also so many little details that i loved like how she wore the pig pins on her shirt to show her ranking, and how she would feel the heart beat of the animals, and near the end when she almost gave her mom a real hug. Speaking of hugs, you can buy a squeeze machine! You can but them online for over 4,000$!! And as for the yogurt and jello thing, i read some things that said she wouldnt eat those things and ome that said she did, so I am till trying to find and exact answer. Her personal website is also really nice becuse you can write and leave questions, then she personally answers them. She also tours the country giving seminars and i so want to go to one!! Class field trip Ms. Jones??
Wouldn’t that be fun! Anywhere close to us??
1) One memorable part was when Temple first arrived at the ranch, and she exclaimed “Are you a cowboy?!” before greeting the rancher. Her aunt disciplined her by telling her that it was not an appropriate way to greet people. While her aunt knew Temple had problems interacting with people, she was determined to teach Temple manners despite her autism. She knew that Temple was capable of learning proper manners although it would be more challenging for her than others. Another memorable part was when Temple first arrived at her dorm and became upset because she did not have a roommate. Instead of blowing up and becoming frustrated and angry with Temple, her mother stepped outside of the room and allowed them both to calm down. This shows personal discipline and true love. If she were to get extremely angry, neither would benefit.
2) I researched Grandin’s “hug machine” and why it is so effective. Grandin and other people with autism can be overstimulated by social contact. If someone were to hug them, this would worsen their situation. However, they do need contact. To solve this, Grandin invented the hug machine, designed after a cattle squeeze chute. Her machine applies pressure to the sides of the body, similar to a hug, without any social contact. The person inside the machine can control the pressure and use it whenever they would like or need to. Although the prototype was originally rejected by her high school, her science teacher was curious as to why it works so well and took an interest in it. It is now used by people with autism as well as autism studies and therapy programs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hug_machine
3) I watched a video on YouTube about how Temple Grandin reshaped the cattle industry. First, she discussed how she had a hard time making friends in grade school because people thought she was weird. Then when she showed them her drawings, people accepted her. Then she talks about how she got into the cattle industry and how she redesigned all the plants. She created an auditing program, in which she forced the plant managers to take better care and responsibility of their animals. This has created success for the food industry while taking better care of animals. She also covers the argument, “How can you eat animals if you care about them so much?” She explains that she feels it is very important to give animals respect, and it is not necessary to be cruel.
Great clip, Olivia. Lots of connections to the film. Thanks for sharing!
Temple Grandin is a movie by Mick Jackson, about Claire who has autism. Claire or Temple in the movie changes practices for humane handling of livestock on a cattle ranch and slaughter ranch. I really liked this video and I believe Jackson did a very good job of showing how her brain works. One part of the film that stay with me is when she had a panic attack and she went into the device she wanted to be squeezing tighter. One I couldn’t believe the lady would allow this and two I couldn’t believe this could calm her down. Another part is when the college destroyed he “squeeze machine” and she was crying behind the bush. It was very heart brokering to watch. I’m glad that she graduate and became a worker on a Ranched.
I know some with Autism, so I decide to look up some facts about Autism. In Autism Speaks they said one in ever 110 children will be affected by Autism and one in seventy boys. More then aids children will be diagnosed with autism this year. It is one of the fastest-growing disability in the United States. It has cost the united sates 35 billion dollars a year. It only has 5% for research funding of the many childhood diseases. Two shock things is boys are four times more like to get it and there is no medical detection or cure.
1) I really enjoyed this film. I have a cousin who is autistic and my mom teaches special ed so she has experience with it, but I was never very informed on the condition. I knew it was a communication disorder, that people who have autism have trouble communicating with people and cannot effectively show their emotions (in most cases). But I had no idea that they see things differently. It was so interesting to see someone who over came such an impediment and was able to positively change not only the way we look at autism, but cattle as well. I think her mother gets much of the credit for Temple’s success because she pushed Temple and never gave up on her. Positive parenting while being motivational instead of condescending can have a great impact on children, especially children who are different (but not less).
2) I read an essay by Temple Grandin regarding her squeeze machine. I was curious to see if the machines are being used to help children with autism in the current day. In the essay it says that only six are being used to help children with autism. I was surprised to find that number so low. The machine had such positive effects for Temple it seems strange to me that the machine wouldn’t be more widely used and distributed. Her essay also said there is more research being done because there is very little research regarding the treatment of autism in children. The site I used is: http://www.grandin.com/inc/squeeze.html
1) To me the Temple Grandin film fits in well with the unit of love, since the mother truly shows how parents should love and never give up on their child even if the child is different from others. Temples mother did everything she could to adapt her way of life, in order to suit the needs of Temple and make Temple’s life an awesome one! An example of this would be during the movie many people said Temple would never be able to talk and that she would need to be put into an institution. Temples mother refused to let this happened and worked hard to overcome what experts said. With her mom never giving up it allowed Temple to succeed in life and become a person who is well known in the cattle industry.
2) I looked up an interview with Temple Grandin about the movie by Time magazine http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1960347,00.html
What was really cool is that everything that we saw in the movie like the dip vat was built from all of her plans and that the squeeze machine was a complete replicate of the real one she made. Not only did I learn that these things in the movie were made with her help, I found out that the way she is portrayed in the movie as talking is how it was like when she was a little younger. Now days she talks quite normal almost like at the end of the movie, where we see many people amazed to find out that she is autistic because of how normal she sounds. Overall, with her mother being by her side and being determined to make her daughter have a normal life, Temple sure showed the world that with determination anything is possible!
1.) I really liked the film about Temple Gradin’s life. How she overcame the obstacles of being autistic. One part that stuck out to me in the whole movie was when her mother was told by the doctor that her child would never be able to speak, and then you obviously see in the movie that she overcame that and could pretty much speak like any other person. I really enjoyed the parts where she would stand up for her self like going to the cattle ranch and standing up to all of the men there that didn’t think she could do what she had her mind set to doing. My favorite part of the whole movie, and kind of made me tear up a little bit, was at the very end where she went to the autism convention with her mom and saw this little girl, that was obviously autistic, spinning around and her mother trying to stop her and Temple stood up and started talking about how autism works, and the people at the convention couldn’t even tell that she was autistic until Temple said something. Once she started to talk about how her mother helped her along the way with everything and how she would only have come this far if it was for her mother. It was just really awesome to see how far Temple came from told she could never speak, so being a spokesperson for autism.
2.) I looked up and searched Gradin’s squeeze-machine, just to search a little more information on it. It first goes back to Temple’s childhood and how she used to hid under couches to get that feeling of a hug that autistic people can’t get. She found that people could never give her the right amount of pressure, it was either too much or too little. So she needed a solution to her problem, and she found the squeeze-machine. Also, I found that the “Hug Box” was tested at Willamette University by some researchers who wanted to see how it worked on adults and children that have autism. They found that it reduced there anxiety and tension that autistic people have. They also found that even in the most high anxiety person, the hug machine calmed their anxiety over time, not just for that moment but even after they get out of the hug machine. This site also tells you what the machine consists and how it works so if you want to make one you can.
http://www.autism-help.org/points-grandin-hug-machine.htm
That was an amazing movie though out the movie it had so many inspirational parts. For instance when Temple did the project with the horses in the box/house and one looked smaller than another that was amazing.Temple is one of those people that you do not see often she is a miracle women and she changed so many lives and had a affect on human and animals life’s.She proved that anyone can do anything with determination hard work and a image! To me she will always be remembered.
1. I absolutely loved the movie Temple Grandin. It help me to further understand why autistic kids react to sounds and other things so differently than us but that we need to remember that their different but not less. This story fits our unit about love and justice because her mom refused to believe that her daughter would never speak. She was determined to provide her daughter with love, support and make sure she lived life just like a normal kid. The part that stuck out the most to me was when the would break down her thoughts and what she sees in her mind. Her photographic memory and the amount of detail she can see in her mind was amazing.
2. I looked up Temple Grandin and cattle and found an article in http://www.cattlenetwork.com. The article was a collaboration of interviews with ranchers and farmers that have used Temple’s ideas. ““Temple’s insight into animal behavior and low-stress handling is the foundation of the BQA assessment, which is the scoring system we use to verify cattle are handled properly. Her contributions are monumental,” said Ryan Ruppert, director, Beef Quality Assurance, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. ” (1). This article shows how greatly she impacted the cattle industry and that we should never look at people who are different as less.
1) Temple Grandin is a great film, I enjoyed every minute of it. The part that stood out to me and was especially memorable was at the end when Temple stood up in front of all those people and shared her accomplishment through her life despite having autism. I thought it was really brave of her to be able to do that because most autistic people have a difficult time being around a lot of people, the fact that she was able to stand up and speak for all children with autistic and tell everyone that something can be done and there is hope and to never give up on them was really touching. Temple is a fantastic person and I think it’s wonderful that she gets to see the world in a different way. Temple showed me that anything is possible. If most of us saw the world like Temple, I think we would appreciate it more.
2) After watching the film what caught my attention was the hug machine that Temple made that helped her and is helping many people with autism today. I thought it was a brilliant idea that she came up with a machine that can make autistic people feel good and relax. I wanted to know more about how her machine was built so I looked up hug machine and I found this web site http://www.grandin.com. It explains how she builds her machine and it even shows you a picture of how it’s made. I think its fascinating how much detail and work she put into this machine and it very interesting to know exactly how she made it. I think this machine is really cool and after going into this web site I learned a lot more interesting facts about how the hug machine was made.
1) I thought the Temple Grandin movie really helped me understand what people who have autism go through. I didn’t know about their sensitivity to touch and the amplified/exaggerated sounds used in the movie let me understand what a person with autism may experience when hearing noises. What I was most surprised with was their different way of thinking. I loved the part in the film where Temple was in french class and was able to read off of a page in the book after just glancing at it for a second and keeping it’s picture in her mind. The reaction of her teacher was priceless and proved his underestimation of her wrong. I saw the most connection to our unit in the relationship between Temple and her mom. The mother’s determination to teach Temple manners and push her beyond her expected limitations was a good demonstration of love in the film.
2) I looked up statistics about autism on the website http://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism/facts-about-autism and found that males are four times more likely to have autism than females. I wonder why this is. I also found that 1 child out of every 110 will have autism and 1 in 70 boys. Plus, “Autism is the fastest-growing serious developmental disability in the U.S.” and “more children will be diagnosed with autism this year than with AIDS, diabetes and cancer combined”. Luckily this film was made to further people’s knowledge on a subject of such huge and growing importance.
1) Temple Grandin is definitely a “sit-at-the-edge-of-your-seat” type of movie. Temple’s autism made the movie unpredictable and the viewer didn’t know what type of freak out she would have at any given moment. A part of the movie that really stuck out to me relating to our love unit was when Temple’s mother was trying to teacher her words and was very persistent about it. Most parents would recognize the condition and try not to force the “impossible” (in Temple’s case, learning to speak). While Temple’s mother pushed Temple to exceed autism expectations, I got the impression from the movie that she kind of resented her daughter and was angry at the fact that she had a different child, not proud. Overall the movie was interesting to watch in an English class but I probably would not watch it on my own time.
2) I read the questions Temple has answered on her website (http://www.templegrandin.com/) and one that I was particularly interested in was about how she can drive. In the movie I wondered how that would work out if they’re sensitive to sound/lights, it seemed like driving wouldn’t be an option. Temple explained that if someone with autism can ride a bike and follow all the rules time and time again, they can learn to drive. I guess it’s just a matter of making the person aware of consequences of driving and making sure they know every single rule/guideline. Still though, I would be cautious that autism drivers would take road rage to a whole new level, but Temple does not say so. It’s very interesting to read what people ask Temple and what she answers. When I read her answers I can hear her voice as it sounded in the movie…which is kinda freaky, and I wonder what her real voice sounds like. Overall, good website.
I really enjoyed this movie. I have two nephews with autism and it was great to gain some insight into what they have to go through on a daily basis. One of my favorite parts is towards the end when Temple is at the convention and stands up and explains to everyone that she has autism but is still able to live a fulfilling life, all thanks to her mother. It was nice to see Temple publicly recognize the efforts her mother put forth to teach and help her, and it was especially nice to see the effect hearing Temple say these things had on her mother. It must have been difficult for her to discipline Temple and I’m sure she felt that she was too hard on her sometimes, but receiving confirmation from Temple herself that all of her work has paid off must have been amazing. Another part of the movie I really like is when her mother says Temple is “different, not less.” This statement is very true because although Temple has a disability, she is still a smart, capable human being who managed to do incredible things and even change the whole cattle industry.
I went on the website http://www.grandin.com/inc/squeeze.html and read all about Temple Grandin’s squeeze machine. I know from being around my autistic cousins that people with this disorder sometimes feel uncomfortable with physical contact. I think it’s amazing that Temple was able to watch the calming effect the machine at her aunt’s farm had on cows and apply that to herself. The machine works by applying deep touch pressure which simulates a hug or other physical contact, and this helps to block out other sensory stimulation and calm down the person inside. I thought it was interesting that the squeeze machine does not help only people with autism, but normal adults as well. Research was conducted on a group of adults and the general consensus was that the machine calmed them down and relieved their stress.
1) The film Temple Gradin was very interesting and uplifting showing the story of a autistic person overcoming all the doubt about autistic people being able to be a contribute and then succeeding in the cattle business where she actually changed the business forever. Many parts were memorable and the part that stood out the most for me was when she sang at her graduation, it showed how much more confident she was and that her squeeze machine was indeed working.
2) I researched more into her squeeze machine and learned a lot at the website http://www.grandin.com/ where I learned a bit more about the hug machine. I learned that people with autism are very sensitive to touch, sound, and light etc. because of a difference in the cerebellum. And I learned the hug machine calms people with autism and makes them feel safe. And in the movie the hug machine slowly makes Temple more sociable.
1) The film Temple Grandin relates to our unit because it shows the challenging relationship between Temple and her mother. The scene when the two are in the doctor’s office and the doctor tries to tell her that the reason Temple is autistic is because she didn’t love her enough or show enough affection towards her was hard to watch. Knowing that back then they didn’t understand the disease like we do today, I can’t imagine how it would feel hearing that you are the reason a child has autism. In the same scene, I love the way she totally makes him look like a fool when she tells him that she graduated from Harvard and would understand just fine. Throughout the movie it was nice to watch all the sexist and prejudice people get whooped up on. Temple’s mother pushed her to become great and to explore the places where she was uncomfortable so she could grow, and I think that’s what made Temple such a success story: the love and support of her mother and her aunt.
2) I watched a TED Talk with Temple Grandin and she was discussing how the world needs to encourage kids with autism and help motivate them to be interested in things. She talked about how important mentors are and how school systems all over the country need to stop cutting classes that will nurture these kids and that they’ll be good in, like art class and auto shop. She also talks about different kinds of autism and how there are different ways of thinking that come along with the disease. She does a great job of showing how her mind works with the example of a church steeple. She makes an emphasis that these kids are often times incredible smart and intelligent and should be working in the Silicone Valley or places where technology is booming because that is the way they think. I was also amazed at how accurate the film was on portraying her life. Not only Claire Danes but also how they correctly used her inventions and drawing and innovations. She seemed really proud of the film. [ted id=773]
http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf
1) Temple Gradin is a very informative, entertaining, and inspirational movie, that I thoroughly enjoyed. This story directly connects to your lesson on Justice: Childhood Love in a variety of respects. One of the most memorable was when temple was being dropped off of at collage for the first time. Temple began to throw a tantrum. Her mother first tried to calm her down when this did not work she gave temple some time to work things out for herself. I think thats this reflected the kind of good parenting bell hooks wrote about. Instead of punishing or trying to control her, she tried to sooth Gradin.
2) While watching the movie I realized that i did not really understand what autism was, what it was caused by, or how it was treated. So I decided to research facts about autism. And came across this website http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/autism/detail_autism.htm. It helped to answer many of my questions. I found that autism is a neurodevelopment disorder that is caused by abnormalities in genes that control brain development and some people have a genetic predisposition to it. Although it effects every ethnicity and social class. Also the idea that it is caused by parenting has been debunked.
I was sick during this film, so I did some research on Temple Grandin. I visted this website http://www.biography.com, and found some very interesting facts.
1) First thing i found interesting is that Temple Grandin, diagnosed with autism at a young age, instead of just being sent to an institution, was sent to several private schools by her parents. After that, Grandin majored in experimental psychology and attended multiple colleges to increase her knowledge about animals and further her objective of helping both autistic aniamls and humans. She devoted her life to rid the fear and “hypersensitivity” frin both autistic animals and humans.
2) Secondly, while still only in highschool; Temple Grandin made the “squeeze machine”. This machine was made for autistic poeple who needed sensory relief whenever desired. This machine is now widely used for autistic children and adults and works great. It also helped in livestock and vanished the fear and pain adopted from animals in the slaughtering process. It allowed workers to move animals without scaring them. I personally find Temple Grandin inspirational and very strong. Shows that anyone that seeks change and works hard for this chage to happen, will make it happen. I wish I could have seen the film though.
I really loved this film, and it was definitely my favorite to watch so far. Since we watched this movie for our childhood love lessons unit, I feel like the relationship between Temple and her mother is very fitting. It showed a different kind of parent-child relationship. Temple’s mother is very loving but also strict with Temple. At then end of the movie, we find out how appreciative Temple was of her mother always forcing her to go to school and to never be less. The most memorable and powerful part of the film for me was when Temple finally lets her mother hug her.
http://www.colostate.edu/features/temple-grandin.aspx
At the end of the film, the credits noted that Temple was a professor at Colorade State University. I went a did a little bit of research on the University’s site, and found that they had a whole page dedicated to her and an overview of her life story. The page says that Grandin started teaching there in 1990, and as far as I can tell from the website, she is still a professor at the college. It says she teaches animal sciene.
1) The film “Temple Grandin” was a very suspenseful film, considering her autism and emotional instability. The film had one scene that I believe had a great likeness to our unit. When Dr. Grandin was a child she was taken to a shrink/doctor, just like in the movie; her mother was told that she had possibly not have given her daughter any love or care. But in fact, that’s all the mother ever tried to give Temple Grandin. I see as though this film could connect to our unit in the sense that Temple lacked the love a “normal” parent would give their “normal” child. It could relate to emotional (child) abuse.
2) Temple Grandin’s “squeeze machine” is a device that truly helps children/people learn to tolerate or get used to being touched (hugged). Dr. Grandin explains how this devices worked for her an would work for others; the paddles that put lateral and inwardly pressure mimic the acts that a hug would provide. This machine not only works on people with autism but also people/children with ADHD; this machine has a calming affect on possibly everyone with a disorder such as autism.
http://www.grandin.com/inc/intro-squeeze.html
2) I looked up some stuff on the squeeze machine, and read that deep pressure helps calm people with autism and ADHD. I found it interesting that children with sleeping problems sleep better inside of mummy sleeping bags, because they fit the body snuggly. The stimulation caused by deep pressure, which could be laying under a mattress, wrapping oneself up, or the squeeze machine, relaxes muscle tension and calms down people who have autism.
http://www.grandin.com/inc/squeeze.html
1) I thought that Temple Grandin was a particularly extraordinary video. It made me upset when, at the beginning, the “doctor” said that Temple will never learn much or have a lot of potential. Right away people want to get rid of the abnormalities, and in Temple’s case, he wanted to put her away in an institution for life. Temple’s mother was very understanding, and she contributed greatly to Temple’s success. As a member of the audience, you could definitely see the frustration, patience, and unending love that Temple’s mother had. It must be frustrating when you’re child can’t learn like other people can, but that didn’t stop Temple’s mom from teaching her words and what-not. As oppose to neglecting or abusing her child, she would step out of the room or take a deep breath to calm herself down. I thought it was heartbreaking when Temple, at the very end, let her mother hug her
You could certainly tell how proud Temple’s mother was of her, despite all of the extra time and hard work that she put into Temple’s life.
2) On Huffingtonpost.com, there was an interview with Temple Grandin, and I read that Temple takes anti- depressant medication. I thought that was very interesting, because she doesn’t take it for depression; it treats her anxiety. She doesn’t react as quickly to freak out and throw fits when her senses are agitated; she doesn’t even use her squeeze box anymore. Instead, she has come far along enough to like being hugged by people.
1) I really enjoyed the movie Temple Grandin, it kept my attention the whole time and kept me wanting more. Parts that really stuck out to me was how sounds and moving objects were more intense to the normal person. This movie made me understand people with autism, I thought it was really interesting and the subject of autism is something i would like to look more into.
2) I read about the squeezing machine in a article about these teenagers that have autism and they decide to try build the squeeze machine.It has been proven that the squeeze machine relax and makes people with autism to have less outbursts.
1) One part I found particularly memorable about this film was Dr Carlock and his treatment of Temple Grandin. Although he saw opposition from his fellow staff to let Temple be apart of their school because of her autism, he urged that the boarding school was right for her. His ability to show everyone how she thinks differently but still effectively seemed to me almost inspiring. I feel that if it wasn’t for the compassion he showed Ms Grandin she wouldn’t have accomplished as much as she has.
2) When I was watching this film I found myself questioning whether Temple really had any special quality or special way of thinking. I thought maybe they over embellished some of her attributes. But after watching this video clip, it allowed me to see that some people actually do think as she does. She breaks it down into the types of autism very well in her lecture.
http://www.ted.com/talks/temple_grandin_the_world_needs_all_kinds_of_minds.html
Another thing that I researched was whether the machine she used existed. Turns out it does, or at least schematically it does. It can be made for around 250$ following this outline- http://hugmachine.org/
Temple Grandin was a very good movie, it showed people with different challenges can still succed in life. Though Temple was bullied she never gave up on being the best she could be. Before the movie i didnt know what autism was,but now i see people go though so much and were not aware of it. Her mother was a very strong person, she was always there for Temple, and most of all she always wanted best for her daughter. the squeeze machine was a amazing invention she discovered to calm her down. Overall the movie was great.
The film about Temple Grandin started out a little confusing for me. I didn’t know what autism was. After seein the film I sort of understood autism better but still don’t know much. I just know that the learn from pictures and they don’t like being touched. The thing that was very interesting to me was the times that Temple would see something and it would automatically turn into a great innovative idea. For example when she saw the motion of the cows an then put it to use with the new washing route. Also her hug machine which now is used all around. He intelligence from pictures is just amazing . Over all this film was very moving and I enjoyed it a lot.
In Temple Grandid the care and love her mom shared was the reason why Temple was able to be as successful as she was. Her mom refused to believe that she couldn’t speak, learn, and love. At age four when the doctors were saying that Temple was going to be able to speak her mom refused to let that happen. She would work with Temple on speech cards and teaching her proper manners. Then when Temple didn’t want to go to college and she wanted to stay on her aunts farm her mom said no and demanded for Temple to get a higher education. Her moms care and love “opened a door” for Temple and that’s a huge reason why she was able to be as successful as she is.
2)Something I found out that was interesting about Temple is that after going to Franklin&Pierce and ASU, Temple also went and got her Doctorate from Duke University. And last she was issued in Times magazine in 2010s Top 100 most influential people in the world.
For my research I researche her hug machine. She really had a huge impact on the world with her invention because thanks to her autistic patients are now Able to fulfill their craving for deep pressure. It is amazing to think that the concept of the squeeze machine came from just watching cattle get branded. According to Temple she was not able to obtain te right amount of deep pressure from humans because thy would either aply to much pressure or too little. This whole pressure machine is just a great innovative invention and it is changin the lie of many autistic patients all around the world.
1) Temple Grandin was a really inspiring movie. I thought that the movie was very slow and boring at first but then it grew on me. Temple was such an amazing woman who had to grow up through a hard life and she was very smart even though she might not have been socially smart. It made me really inspired when I saw her strive and be persistent about the cows and rangeland.
2) Well I went to Temple Grandin’s official autism site and it showed many questions and her answers to those questions. One person commented and asked if Temple and her roommate in from college were still friends. And Temple replied saying that they lost touch for many years but after the movie was released they got back in contact and are friends now. http://www.templegrandin.com/
1) I personally LOVED the movie. I was amazed by how smart she was. It honestly inspired me to think if she can do it, then why cant I. My favorite parts was when she would picture everything from the book she had to reread to the teacher in french and to the part where she could see herself in her inventions. I was MIND BLOWN. I also liked how most autism kids don’t liked being hugged and she found a way to help her with that by creating a squeeze machine for herself.
2) I researched Temple Grandin’s squeeze machine and i found it quite interesting that this inventio was created to help autism kids,but now also helps kids with ADHD. One thing i found weird was that there are only 6 used, but yet millions of kids have autism. I would think a 2 thousand machine would be efficient and cheaper than most to use. http://www.grandin.com/inc/squeeze.html
1. My favorite moment of the movie was when Temple was giving her speech at the end of the movie saying that her mom pushed her to become a functional person. Temple’s mother was very relieved to finally have some closure that she was a good parent. All the work she had put into Temple had finally paid off and become visible to others. At that moment in the movie I really felt for her because she was always the one accused of Temple’s autism, and for everyone to know that it wasn’t her fault was relieving.
2. I found the idea of the squeeze machine Temple used to calm herself very interesting. The article http://www.grandin.com/inc/intro-squeeze.html elaborates on how it calms people with autism, ADHD and even calms animals. The article states that the calming effect is received from deep touch pressure on the body. Autistic children don’t like physical interactions with other people, so the “squeeze machine” is the perfect solution. I though something like this would aggravate and even scare someone, but studies state that the majority of people who try it feel more calm.
1) For me, Temple Grandin was a really inspirational movie and I felt that the mother was really fitting for the love unit. I really liked the relationship with Temple and her blind friend because I felt like the blind girl helped Temple open up. The people Temple would meet usually were annoyed or seemed put out by her until they got to know her and I thought it was really touching watching Temple’s mother. She tried so hard to raise Temple to have a normal life and forces her to learn things such as manners and speech. Never does she strike Temple or for Temple to hug her no matter how much it hurts. Temple’s mother remains proud of her daughter and believes in her throughout the entire film.
2) I read about Grandin’s perspective of “thinking in pictures”. She says that her visualization skills are far better than those without autism. I thought it was really cool how she stores memories in her mind similar to a video recorder. She can then manipulate a memory to find flaws in construction design, or view the memory from an entire new perspective. She also mentions that she can combine little pieces of her memory to put together an entire new design idea from the combination of the memories. Her mind is so ahead of ours that I only wish I could see even a fraction of what she sees.
I absolutely love this movie and always have. I think it is a great testament to the human spirit and it shows that just because you are different doesn’t mean you can’t do something. The part that is most memorable to me is when they are at the funeral and Temple actually allows her mother to hug her. She is in such an emotional state that she actually allows her mother those few seconds. She needs them. Her mother has never been able to show her love like a regular child but for a few moments she can.
Originally I wanted to learn more about Temple’s reaction to a movie about her life but what caught my attention more as I read interviews from her on her website, http://www.templegrandin.com , was her statements about emotions. Someone asked about how people with autism develop relationships with family members and loving relationships. Temple responds that she built bounds with people when they shared a common interest. She then goes on to say that yes she has emotions and they are very strong but also simple.
1) i believe that the movie Temple Grandin shows love throughout the whole movie.Their is kind of a side story with the mom supporting her and making critical decisions for temple. also a reoccurring theme is every time she tries to do something she is stopped, so she figures out a solution to every problem. I believe that sums up her life story. she looks for her own answer to other peoples/societies problems.
2)I did my research on autism. one symptom of autism is the lack of social skills and physical contact which is obvious in the movie when temple hates when people touch her. one thing that the movie did insanely spot on after post production is the capturing of noises and repeating thoughts people with autism are surprised with the sudden change of light or noise and temple Grandin she keeps repeating the idea of opening through a door.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/info/autism/
I really enjoyed watching Temple Gradin. The movie was inspirational while still very educational. A part that I really liked was when Temple was given the task to build the diagram with the two horses inside. This part was very intriguing because it proved how Temple could use her special skill to accomplish anything.
This is a website of Temple’s squeeze machine and how it helps kids with autism .http://www.grandin.com/inc/intro-squeeze.html. I was very curious about the squeeze machine when watching the movie because I wasn’t sure if it was real or even effective. I now know how incredible the squeeze machine is and how incredible Temple’s mind is. This machine can change the lives of many people with autism. Temple put a lot of thought and detail in this machine and it is shown on this website. It shows the designs of the machine and how relieving it can be for people. Temple Gradin is amazing!
1) Alright so Temple Grandin is a movie that is based on a true story. it is basically a biography on the life of Temple Grandin. She is the modern day spokesperson on autism. She actually has autism herself. Although autistic she didn’t let that stop her from graduating from college and becoming a doctor at animal behavior. Through Temple Grandin we are able to view the hardships of autism and some of the problems that an autistic person faces. One of the biggest problems that Temple faced was due to over stimulation either through touch or noise and would have tons of panic attacks because of this. To help stop with the panic attacks she mimics a cow shoot and calls it a hug box. This was greatly beneficial to Temple when going through college. She even says that if she didn’t have the hug machine she wouldn’t have made it through college and none of her revolutionary inventions in the cattle industry would have been invented.
2) So for the second post I researched the hug machine that Temple Grandin made. I found a detailed blue print of the hug machine on http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&sa=X&biw=1366&bih=643&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=8WF_KHSfr8xUGM:&imgrefurl=http://thecentralshaft.blogspot.com/2010/02/thinking-in-pictures-and-hug-machine.html&docid=uvIvHFIeSzWNxM&imgurl=http://www.grandin.com/inc.gifs/squeeze-10.jpg&w=682&h=420&ei=79IcT6iKCYSZiQLIiZWbCA&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=259&sig=101574700761979471490&page=1&tbnh=103&tbnw=167&start=0&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:4,s:0&tx=58&ty=59. It seems like I would not like the hug machine because I would just feel claustrophobic. The hug machine is the device that Temple used to calm herself. She actually got the idea from a squeeze that was being used in her aunts ranch. It wasn’t squeezing humans though. I believe that it was a cattle squeeze.
1) Throughout the movie Temple Grandin there were many examples of what we are learning in our Justice: Childhood Love Lessons but the main one that stood out to me was a true loving parent. From start to finish Temple’s mom was there for her daughter in all the ways that she could be. She gave Temple space when she needed it, she pushed Temple into learning manners and staying in school, she learned to cope with Temple not wanting to hug, and she adjusted to her autism that showed Temple she was loved regardless. At the end of the movie when Temple said all the things her mother did for her was when I really noticed what a good mom she was. This was a great movie and taught the class so many lessons.
2) http://www.grandin.com/inc/squeeze.html This link is a website of Temple writing about her studies of her squeeze machine. She gives examples as to how it helps autistic kids and how it helps animals. http://www.hbo.com/movies/temple-grandin/video/making-of.html This link is a clip of HBO with all the actors from the movie and the actual Temple Grandin talking about the movie and explaining different aspects of the movie.
1) I liked the movie alot and found it very interesting. I didn’t expect her to be smart but when i found out she was a visual learner i though it was amazing. She was alot smarter than most people even though she has autism. Also i the most interesting was her squeeze machine and how it always calmed her down. She wouldn’t let people touch her but she let her blind friend hold her arm so i thought that was amazing.
2) I reseached the squeeze machine and i was surprised that it looked different but similar. Also that the squeeze machine didn’t only help people with autism it helped people with pervasive developmental disorder (PDD), and children with Tourette’s disorder.
The movie was amazing and inspirational. The best part of the movie to me was when Temple’s science teacher pushed her to actually fulfilling the impossible task of recreating the illusion seen in the movie. This was the most heartwarming part of the movie. Another aspect of the movie was when that science teacher died and she wasn’t sad, because he’s in her mind. It comes to show that having important people in one’s life is very important for success.
What I was curious about the movie was what causes autism. It was claimed that it was because of lack of compassion toward the child, but according to the movie that is not true. According to the National Autism Convention, mercury has mostly the same affects as of someone diagnosed with autism. Thimerosal is an inorganic mercury compound, that was used for vaccination. Scientist believe that the increase us of this vaccination is related to the increase of autism. though through more research i found that this is but a theory. One thing is for sure it isn’t caused by bad parenting. The true cause of autism is not known.
I think movie Temple Grandin fits in with our unit in the sense that it has her finding her own ways to feel loved (squeeze machine) and her mother dealing with how to love her in different ways. She has to learn to use different techniques to show her she loves her and, furthermore, has to think of ways to punish her when she does something wrong. It shows that their are different ways of showing people you love them and that certain punishment won’t always work. Furthermore, I never knew she had such a huge impact on the cattle/meat industry. Yeah, i know she made some totally rad things that were more humane for animals, but I never know that nearly half the cattle in the US are handled by her inventions, and that she also helped design many handling facilities, not only in the US, but around the world (as stated at http://www.women-inventors.com/Dr-Temple-Grandin.asp). She’s an inspiration to us all, not only for helping create a new, more humane way of handling animals, but also being able to overcome her autism and accomplish what she wanted to do. She is a fantastic person and everyone should see this movie. Fantastic.
1) The film, “Temple Grandin”, fit well with the Childhood Love Lessons unit. In particular how the doctor blamed Temple’s mom for Temple being autistic; he thought that she was abusive towards her. That shows how they thought abuse affected children, however, they were wrong with that theory. The film gave a great picture of the love that the mother had for her daughter. She never gave up on her and pushed her to be all that she could be even with having autism. My favorite part was the end when Temple spoke during the autistic convention, you could just feel her mother’s love and pride for her daughter swelling up from within. I thought it was a great film and I was especially impressed with the actress who played Temple. It really upset me when they showed the cattle being harassed by the men; I’m glad that Temple could find a more humane way do handle the cattle.
2) I looked up some videos of Temple Grandin herself because I was curious what she was actually like and I was surprised that the actress in the movie did an amazing job at playing her. She acted very similar to how she was displayed in the film. It’s amazing how smart she is, she can notice all the little details and how just some simple changes can give an easier more calm experience for the animals. She stressed an excellent point though, the engineering is only half the problem there has to be good managing as well, to make it all go smoothly.
1. In the movie “Temple Grandin” a parent’s unconditional love was shown from Mrs. Grandin to her daughter Temple. The movie really connected to the love lesson unit that we’re on because it showed Temple’s mother loving her and doing only what she thought was best for Temple without being abusive. To me the most memorable part of “Temple Grandin” was Temple’s boarding school graduation, when she was speaking/singing and afterwards, walking through the door. It was so awesome that once people actually got to know Temple they liked her and even appreciated her more. I also thought that the door opening scene at the construction site was very memorable because it showed her going on to a new section of her life.
2. I thought it was really cool that Temple accomplished so much, so I looked up her website http://www.templegrandin.com/. And it was super cool to see that Temple takes the time to help people with her question/answer responses. I also found her resume and I saw that she’s received at least 60 awards, a B.S. in Psychology, an M.S. in Animal Science, and a PhD in Animal Science! Super smart, just saying.
http://www.grandin.com/professional.resume.html
1) I found the movie very interesting. I think it really showed people that autism is a serious disease that must be taken very seriously by others. Temple had trouble interacting with people and if someone is a little different or “strange” our society just thinks of them as weird. My favorite part of the movie was when Temple goes into the stable at her private school for the first time. She finds the horse that is bucking and being disruptive, and one of the adults pulls her away and won’t let her be with the horse. That scene showed me that she really connected with the horse because was different from all of the other horses.
2) I read an article that Temple Grandin wrote herself. It is called “Thinking the Way Animals Do”. I thought it was really cool, especially some of the examples that she uses. She mentions that if a horse is to fall off of a trailer, the first time that it tries, that horse may be scared of all trailers for the time after that. She says that horses have a brain like an autistic person. She says that they see pictures in their minds like she does, but not like the rest of us. http://www.grandin.com/references/thinking.animals.html
1. Temple Grandin was a very inspirational and amazing movie. It, rather than Antwone Fisher, was about the loving side of childhood. Temple’s mother never gave up when it came to Temple, even though the easy choice would have been to institutionalize her. It is very inspiring to see someone like Temple do so well in life even with her autism and, back then, having society look down on her. I feel that the best part of the movie, though short, was when Temple finally hugged her mother for the first time.
2. http://meat.tamu.edu/grandin.htm showed an interesting timeline of her many accomplishments. It is cool how a lot of her designs are actually being used by ranchers today. She has gotten worldwide attention for her work and is an outspoken leader for autism.
1) The movie “Temple Grandin” was so amazing. I didn’t expect it to be so inspiring. The diffrent types of things she did in her head where unbelievable. The part that will stick with me the most was her way of thinking and how she only understood pictures. She would take the words of her teachers and translate them into pictures, so that she could understand the lesson that was taught to her. Another part of the movie that I found breath taking was when her blind roommate put her hand out to grad Temples arm, and Temple jumped a little but still actually let her hold on to her, knowing that she doesn’t like anyone touching her, that was like the jaw dropper for me in the movie. I have to say this is one of the best movies I have ever seen, going on to the day thinking what’s going to happen next drove me crazy. This movie was perfect for our section. AMAZING!!!
2) What I looked up was how and why she had to use pictures to understand things better. She says that words are like a second language for her. She used pictures so that she can see everything clear in her imagination. Her visualizing wasn’t the same as others, but she did not know that. She thought as a child that everyone saw everything in picture not in words. Temple has used her gift for every project that she has done. It helps her see how exactly her project will work, and if she can see it in her imagination she will know if it will work or not. I find it amazing how she can do this all in her head, with just pictures. http://www.grandin.com/inc/visual.thinking.html
1) I thought Temple Grandin was a great movie. A part that stuck out to me is when she made her own automatic gate opener thing. Reason why I thought it was memorable was because she was autistic and was able to make something that amazing. Another part that was memorable was when she went to the autistic convention at the end and started giving a speech about autism and what she had to through. I also liked how at the end she gives all the credit to her mom for raising her right.
2) I looked up Temple Grandin’s biography. What I have learned is that she has accomplished a lot through her life. One example is she has earned a lot of awards including the Meritorious Achievement Award from the Livestock Conservation Institute. She has also is a member of the board of directors of the Autism Society of America. Another thing the movie Temple Grandin won 7 Emmy awards. Temple Grandin has done a lot of amazing things in her life and is still doing amazing things. http://meat.tamu.edu/grandin.htm
What I thought was one of the more memorable parts of the movie was how Temple and her roommate became close friends and realized that they are some what of the same person, although Temple’s roommate was blind and Temple was not, they both proceeded to view the world much differently than other “ordinary,” or “normal” people. Temple’s roommate really helped her feel more comfortable with the fact that she’s different and that it’s not a bad thing because she is extremely gifted and intelligent.
I went to http://www.grandin.com/inc/squeeze.html because I was really interested in Temple’s “squeeze machine” and wanted to know if other people who have autism have ever tried it, or maybe made their own version of it. I also wanted to know if there were maybe other strategies similar to the “squeeze machine” that made them feel calm and comfortable.
1) I think the most memorable part of the movie (and a main event in it) was Temple’s research on cattle. It’s amazing that someone with her condition can overcome challenges and everyone’s expectations of her and do something great. It put a smile on my face when she rolled around in the mud and got a truck just so she could get into that ranch owners business and observe the cattle. Her ambition was great.
2) Temple says because of her autism she can connected with and understand animals better than a normal person would be able to. She thinks in sounds and pictures, just like animals do, and there is not a language barrier between them. Source:http://m.npr.org/story/5165123?storyId=5165123&from=mobile
Another topic of research is Temple’s squeeze machine. She says, “Occupational therapists have observed that a very light touch alerts the nervous system, but deep pressure is relaxing and calming.” Its really interesting to read about her machine because she developed it based on her own needs but it has helped autistic people for years now. Temple used to lay under sofa cushions and have her sister sit on them so Temple could feel relaxed. It’s hard to wrap my head around why autistic people to be touched by anything but people. The same feeling arrives, just by a different source, that’s interesting. Source: http://www.grandin.com/inc/squeeze.html
1) This fit in very well with the unit we are talking about with love. Temple Gradin found her own form of love with the squeeze machine. There are different forms of love and I saw that through this movie. Children know that their parents love them no matter what. Autistic people don’t know how it feels to be hugged and I think Temple Gradin found a great form of love even though it’s a machine. She says that it makes her feel better and it gives her a perspective of being loved by parents.
2) I looked up her impact on the cattle industry. She helped by regulating their ways to help minimize them freaking out. She discovered how they can move around and how they can be manipulated by moving around calmly. I also found out she worked on a way for Proper Cattle Restraint for Stunning. I felt that, it’s a big accomplishment because she helped them feel “better” before they die.
1. To me the most memorable part of the movie is when Temple spoke out during the Autism convention. She defied what the “professionals” said and spoke first hand about autism. He speech was inspiring because in contrast to the other autistic children she went against all odd and made a great living through research and science and it was all because of the autism. She also made it an important point that it was all because of her mother’s disciplining methods. She learned to be independent and self sufficient.
2. I researched Temple Grandin’s livestock facilities and the difference she made. I learned the positive effects of using her method’s of herding and “dunking,” which makes the task not only easy for the farmers but also for the cows as they are less stressed. I read many different methods to ensure a “humane” slaughter. She has done a lot of research and has many different theories on livestock treatment.
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http://www.grandin.com/index.html
1.) Although Temple was made fun of a few times by other kids it was very admirable how she still had people who supported her and believed her even though was “different.” Many people believe that autistic children have no chance of graduating high school and pursuing a career. Temple Grandin proves that theory wrong! Although children with autism might struggle more with patience and a supportive group can make it possible for someone with autism to do something great with their life. Temple was very lucky to have been with people such as her mother, her mother always encouraged her to never give up. Temples teacher the “scientist” also made a huge change is Temples life, he saw a “gift” in her that no one else could see, and her “gift” helped her pursue and acomplish what she has always liked best; helping animals. She was able to graduate from an university with a Doctorate in animal science because those who cared about her believed she was “different but not less.”
2.) Temple contiues helping cattle and she REALLY enjoys her job. Throughout her interviews her main focus is making slaughterhouses more humane for animals and she is interested in helping people with autism too. I found an interesting fact, the “squeeze-machine” she created while still being in high school is used today! Now improved versions of the machine are used in some schools for autistic children, and autistic adults. http://www.biography.com/people/temple-grandin-38062 In one interview Temple describes the diffuculties she faced because of her autism; now i know what autism is, and autism was not something i was completely informed about. Temple is an inspiring person who gives hope to those who have a disabilty, she gives advice to parents who have a child with autism and she gives courage to everyone who wants to give up. http://www.autism-help.org/story-temple-grandin-autism.htm
1) I thought the film was pretty inspiring and shows that as Temple said, “No one is less, just different.” To me one of the most powerful parts was the end where see explains the parents at the convention how autism affects her and how with the support and understanding of her mother she was able to overcome her challenges. The scene where her mother tried to teach her to speak did a good job of showing her mother’s commitment; it would take more patience than I can imagine to deal with a situation like that, but in the end her mother’s perseverance paid off. She had to get used to the way Temple communicates love, but she never doubted that Temple loved her, she just had to learn that she loves in different ways. The other part that affected me was when the cattle ranchers modified her cattle dip and ended up killing cattle as a result. It did a good job of illustrating how ignorance can have awful results and even hinder progress; the ranchers were not willing to believe that her seemingly absurd design could somehow be better than what they had been doing for years. But Temple had faith in her designs and her abilities and was able to overcome despite others judgement of her based on her autism. After seeing the movie it made me think about autistic people how they perceive the world differently than us and how that can lead them to insights that most would overlook. I think we should do more to help autistic people pursue higher education and find ways to help them communicate with the rest of us, I have no doubt that Temple’s insights are just the tip of the iceburg for what autistic people can achieve.
2) I was curious to see what Temple is like now, so I watched some videos of her lecturing on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LebH8ccUB9w). She seems to be a real advocate of early intervention for autistic children and offers a lot of advice for helping autistic children which I though was pretty cool because my brother has Asperger’s. She talks about how you need to teach them based on their strengths, for example if the child likes trains (like my brother does) then they should be taught to do math with trains and art with trains. In another video she talks about how once you’ve started teaching them based on their strengths you have to get them to branch out into other topics. For example, once they’ve drawn a train ask them to draw the environment the train is in, like what the weather is like around it, or if its in a forest or desert. She also says in this interview http://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/498153 that some medications can help her symptoms, she has been taking a low dose of antidepressants to help her panic attacks. All in all I think she has some great advice for parents or family of people with autism.
There was not one part in the movie where i wasn’t paying attention because it is just so interesing. My favirote part is when at the end Temple Grandin goes to that place with all the autistic people and says that she was autistic but that she graduated from college and was planning to get her doctorate.
2) I Also researched about her squeeze machine and that othershave tried it and that it really seems to wok for them as well instead of spinning or rolling on the ground. I also reasearched into what Ms. Jones said in class that most slaughter houses work under the system that Temple invented and it is true which in my opinion is a great goal that se accomplished with her disabilities.
1.) I found the film on Temple Grandin extremely interesting. The wires in her brain are so unique that while she lacks things like social understanding, she has photographic memory and amazing math and science skills. The way her mind works is so intriguing; the more I watched the video the more i started to understand her, but still I am interested to know more. A memorable part for me was the link between the squeeze machine and motherly hugs. Because of Temple Grandin’s autism she cringed away from affectionate touches, however she still yearned for the comfort and love they brought. When she developed the squeeze machine she instantly felt relief just like the hug of a loving mother.
2.) I watched a video on youtube about an extremely talented artist with exceptional photographic memory. Stephen Wiltshire, like Temple Grandin, did not start talking till much after toddlerhood. However from early on his photographic memory became apparent. In this video they take Wiltshire on a 45 minute helicopter ride over Rome. After seeing it for the first time he draws a 5 1/2 yard panoramic drawing of Rome. Complete with side streets and exact number of columns and windows. This man’s talent amazes me so much, it is hard to even comprehend.
http://youtu.be/jVqRT_kCOLI
I really enjoyed watching the movie Temple Grandin. The parts that seemed really interesting to me were the dramatic reaction to many things. Like when she first got the her aunts house and she wouldn’t accept the room she was staying in because it didn’t have a label that said it was her room. And when the house maid accidentally dropped the sign she seemed to have freaked out a lot. I liked how the director made the movie have a strong connection with the viewer by adding the emphasis on the sounds Temple would hear. The one part that really stood out for me was her ability to be able to take a picture of something with her mind and completely redo it without taking a second look. For example the part where she is in her French class and she reads to her teacher the page she was supposed to be reading, having only taken a quick glance at the page.
1) I looked up an interview on youtube they had with Temple on autism and how to help kids at different stages. One thing that I quickly noticed was her ability to speak. I remember in the beginning of the movie her speech was difficult to understand and I remember towards the end she seemed to have progressed a lot. I noticed that the actor did a well job into talking the same as her. Watching her interview I noticed she is firm yet well spoken. I noticed during the interview she made an emphasis on helping kids with autism during the ages 2-5. She said that was the time where they really need “a great teacher.” She wanted us to know how they need a lot of hours working with a teacher and how you shouldn’t have kids just sit and do nothing. They should experiment with what they like and the teachers should help them expand that gift.
1. The movie Temple Grandin relates a lot to our love lesson unit. It demonstrates the love a parent can have for a child no matter the circumstances. It also shows a great way of discipline for the mother instead of “punishing” her daughter by placing her in an institution, she believes in her and sends her off to school where Temple learns not only to deal with her disability but to make something out of it. The movie also shows the unintentional abuse. When discussing with the doctor where Temple’s autism came from, he says it might’ve developed from a lack of connection with the mother and the following scene shows us the way her mother did not know how to deal with Temple’s disability at first where maybe all she needed was the comfort of a hug. That lead to Temple creating her “squeeze” machine which according to her, it gives the comfort of a hug.
2. I read an interview of her and I found it really surprising when she said “Autism is used too much as an excuse for bad behavior.” She was talking about how many autistic people cannot keep a job since they do not know how to use an alarm clock therefore they are often late. Temple dealt with the disability so for her to say that it is used as an excuse really shocked me since she does understand what they are going through so I would’ve imagined her saying to have more patience or to cut them some slack but instead she encourages to make autistic people learn how to use an alarm clock and teach them to do better and that is something that I admire a lot from her. I feel like she believes that if she can do so can other people.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35150832/ns/health-mental_health/t/temple-grandin-her-struggles-yak-yaks/#.Txz0fG-vKSo
1) I thought the movie was amazing! I found it so interesting and educational. I wouldn’t mind watching it again. Some parts that really stuck out to me was how Temple’s mom really tried to help her and never gave up on her daughter. I loved how she said “different, not less”. I also thought it was so cool how she saw the world in a totally different way and she was so smart. Temple had the perfect roomate and i was so glad they became friends. they were each different in their own way. Temple Grandin is truely an inspiration.
2) http://www.grandin.com/inc/squeeze.html The squeeze machine really caught my attention in the movie so I looked that up and found out it really can calm autistic individuals. They really have a hard time with touch from other people so this helps them overcome their fear of that.
1) Temple Grandin related well to the unit of Justice: Childhood Love Lessons because it made the viewer experience similar feelings to what Temple experienced, where she was helpless in situations because people did not understand her autism. And, it is because Temple was autistic that many of her school instructors did not listen to her as they would listen to one without a disability. It is the apparent reason that Temple’s ‘disability’ of being autistic was the reason for her being judged wrongly by many other students and people in her life. The semi-abusive relationship between her and her mother actually helped her with her autism, because it taught her to rise through challenges and to think in pictures to make up for her loss of not understanding others’ emotions.
2) I looked on Temple Grandin’s website, http://www.templegrandin.com, and on the front page there is a list of questions and answers from Temple and her fans. They tell her about their own relations with those with disabilities or even themselves, and she gives them simple advice on dealing with and helping those that need the help. She answers by giving her own experiences with autism and it was dealt with when she was growing up.
1.) One of the parts in the movie that caught my eye in which a scene resembled to Bell Hooks article was in the start of the movie the doctor told Temple’s mom that one of the main reasons for autism is that the “mother” had not showed her child love in the early stages of life for her child. This mimicked Hooks research on how important and the dangers of not caring and showing your love to your own child. The most memorable scene in the movie was when Temple was in college and they were removing her “machine” from her room and temples roommate disgustingly looked over and spatted out “pervert”. It honestly made me upset because that girl did not understand Temple and how that machine calmed her down when she was having an anxiety attack or even being nervous ect..
2.) Temple’s “guillotine” looking squeeze machine has been researched to be very effective with only with an autistic disorder or attentiondificit hyperactivity disorder by calming and relieving stress. The gentle squeeze of the machine resembles a nurturing mothers hug which leaves you feeling happy and joyful.
http://www.grandin.com/inc/squeeze.html
1) My favorite part of the movie is when they flash back to when she enters the boarding school with all the horses. When she meets that science teacher Dr. Carlock and he sees the true knowledge within temple and understands that she is “different but not less than the other children”. It was just inspiring to see this teacher be so patience and really make an impact in her life. When I first heard we were going to watch this movie I had no idea it was going to be this great! I was inspired every time Temple seemed to grow and slowly overcome her autism. The movie really made you feel and somehow be a part of her life. She never let anyone stop her from completing what she needed to do, she was determined and now she has not only shown those with autism, but us who don’t, that reaching your true goals isn’t impossible.
2) I found this website and as I was reading the questions it seems as if the movie is really similar to how Temple’s teenage/ college life really were. They took her exact drawing of the dip vat from the 1970’s and her hug machine. She also stated that the way the actor, Claire Danes portrayed her speaking was the way she used to be. She said that is gradually got better and that’s the reason why she doesn’t speak that way anymore. But, the last thing I read on this page was about her hug machine and Grandin no longer uses it and now she’s into hugging people! That was a really cool fact to learn knowing from the movie that even grabbing her arm was a big deal.
http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1960347,00.html
Every minute of Temple Grandin was amazing. I really enjoyed the movie. I thought it was interesting how the squeeze machine helped her calm down and relax. It was very impressive that she can remember everything by looking at pictures. That would be a good quality to have. There was alot of parts that stood out to me but my favorite parts were the moments where she actually let people touch her. Even though she doesnt like to be touched she let her roommate the blind girl hold her arm to guide her and at the end when she let her mom hug her. i thought that was really good for her. I also thought it was brave of her to talk about her autism at the end of the movie. I reseached the squeeze machine and it was interesting to know that during the authors experienced it helped her learn to tolorate another person touching her and it made feel less agressive and tense. Also, she would use the machine for 15 minutes and it would calm her down for about 45 minutes. it was also interesting that her cat would come around more when she would use the machine often because she would be more gentle with the cat.
To me the movie itself was just like Temple, it was different and unique but still great and intriguing. One thing I think the film did a great job at was giving us a feel for the thought process that Temple uses. With the different flashing pictures and the carefully thought out diagrams she pictures in her head. The film also did a great job at showing us the relationship between Temple and her science teacher from high school. It showed the effect he had through out her life. One example was when he told her that “its just another door.” That statement stuck with her for the rest of her life at any big challenges she faced, including up until the inside the film where she goes up to speak at the autism conference.
1) The movie was fantastic! It was funny, sad, but mostly inspirational. The most memorable parts of the movie to me was when Temple was sent to the boarding school and her teacher made her do the assignment of optical illusions. Temple tried and tried but never gave up. Then with one word from her professor she figured it out. It showed that just because one is autistic, does not by the slightest mean they are dumb. I also remember highly the part about all of the doors and a new life behind them scenes. It was a great concept to think about. opportunity is knocking, you just have to answer the door kind of thing.
2) I was very interested in the cause of autism, since in the movie it blamed the mothers lack of holding or attention when Temple was a baby, so i searched the cause of autism and found out that there are only theories to the cause. Mainly autism is thought as a birth defect, due from drugs or medication the mother took before birth, others believe its genetics or environmental situations such as pesticides or radiation, and yes some believe that “cold parenting” is a cause; however, that theory is disreguarded more than not.
1) This film was very interesting because emotion is shown differently through Temple Grandin. At the beginning of the film I remember that when she first arrived at her aunt’s farm her aunt tried to hug her but she moved away and ran off. Their was other moments where her mother also tried to hug her and she would just avoid it and there was also the time when she was being congratulated with a hug but she said, “I don’t like that.” Those moments lead up to when her professor from boarding school died and caused her to have the same feelings she had when the horse died. She wanted to let out what she was feeling but she didn’t understand sadness as an emotion, it was that one moment I noticed her receiving a hug from her mother. She led her mother into embrace because she was sad. She didn’t understand but I think that’s when she started to feel what it meant and how good it felt to be in a hug even though it was quick, it was something that made her feel better.
2) I read an inter view that was given by Time Entertainment basically about the film and how she saw things. She said everything was similar to how it was back then even her aunt’s house. The house was very similar to the one her aunt had in Texas and she also said the cowboys also put bull testicles on her car. What caught my attention the most from the interview is, they asked her is she still used her squeeze machine and she said “It broke two years ago, and I never got around to fixing it. I’m into hugging people now” I thought it was amazing. As she got older she adapted to the environment around her. She can actually get hugs from other people.
http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1960347,00.html
Temple was an all around good film with an interesting performance done by Claire Danes. She truly enveloped her self in the role to the point that she was no longer Danes, but Grandin, much in the same way that Rooney Mara did for her role as Lisbeth Salander in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. As the film starts, we see that she is different. Weird at first, but we soon learn that she is as intelligent individual. The filmmakers did a great job in accomplishing this by showing how Temple saw things. We’d be shown how she interpreted something with a short clip or a picture representing what she saw in her mind. The film also dove into how Temple was brought up as a child, which closely relates to our unit. She proclaims towards the end of the film that morals, manners, and education were pounded into her, but ultimately were for her own good and she was able to see that. This film is a great way to show people, who know little or nothing about autism, what exactly people go through.
After seeing Danes’ interpretation of Grandin, I decided to scour the interwebs for a video to see just how alike they were. I found a video and upon starting it I saw that she was well spoken and seemed very normal. It wasn’t until she started answering that I saw what made Grandin, Grandin. She answers her questions very thoroughly and goes in depth without catching a breath. That’s when I saw how spot on Danes was in her role. Here is the video in question: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcWx8UVhzpQ&feature=related
At the end of the film it gave a little bit of information about the systems that Temple Grandin had developed. It said that one of her ideas is used at half of the American facilities, so that got me to begin to wonder just how widely used her ideas and developments are. One thing I found out was that the “race systems” she developed are being used world wide, and so is her curved chute. Her ideas on the ” flight zone” have helped to lower stress when it comes to handling.http://inventors.about.com/od/gstartinventors/a/Temple_Grandin.htm
1) In Temple Grandin, the audience sees that a large attribute towards the woman Temple Grandin becomes derives from her mother’s stern and discipline oriented manner. Her mother always had the best in mind, pushing her to be a mannered and educated member of society. As a result she overcame extraordinary situations and her own autism. This parenting example really demonstrates how influential home life and a mother/father can be. Antwone Fisher came out hardened and strong, yet with his own anger management and trust issues. Bell hooks is a prominent advocate for child rights and justice, but with a very impervious view on abuse. Temple Grandin herself grew into her own skin to further the cattle industry and promote autism awareness, all with her mother’s guidance and lessons ingrained in her being.
2) Upon researching Temple Grandin’s effects on the cattle industry, I found this article with high praise and recognition for Temple’s work. Ryan Ruppert, director, Beef Quality Assurance, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association states, “Temple’s insight into animal behavior and low-stress handling is the foundation of the BQA assessment, which is the scoring system we use to verify cattle are handled properly. Her contributions are monumental.” It seems her architecture for cattle round up, creating a stress free environment and using more humane methods for slaughter has been implemented nation wide and has significantly revolutionized the industry.
http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/latest/temple-grandin-how-one-woman-changed-cattle-care-114052864.html
1) The section on Temple Grandin was related to the unit (about love) because in the movie, she learned how to interpret facial expressions as emotions, like many people with autism struggle with. Also, the people around her learned how to understand her, and the correct way to treat her — like a human being. Her mother could have simply thrown her into a mental institution, ‘as is recommended’ by a doctor of the 50′s, but she decided to try and give her a live and love anyways. They both struggled to understand at first, but slowly and surely, they learned how to love each other. People, I feel, take for granted their ability to read emotions, body language, and facial expressions. A way of imagining it is this: reading anything on the internet, it is in most cases nearly impossible to tell the intended tone of the author (thanks in part to short and Swiss-cheese grammar-ed statements), let alone if they are sarcastic or not. Now, just imagine that was the way everything communicated was. It would be quite a bit more difficult to communicate and understand!
2) As most of my classmates now know, my brother has autism. I’ve never seen it as something that makes either of us ‘special’, only different. Autism is diagnosed around the world, usually in young children. However, it is most prevalent in the USA, where 1 in 110 children statistically will be diagnosed with autism in their life. It is a male-dominant disorder, with three to 4 times the number of boys being diagnosed than girls. Also, people with autism tend to excel in one thing: for Temple, that was science, for my brother, its art. (http://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism) I also found a Q&A with Temple Grandin. Someone took the liberty of asking her if she was still friends with her blind roommate (a burning question I had myself) and she answered with a pleasing ‘yes’, as a result of the movie, since they had lost contact before. My mom actually got to see Temple speak once, ten years before the film was released (the movie was released in 2010), and said that she truly as remarkable in real life as she is in the movie. (http://www.templegrandin.com/)
The relationship with the mother was very inspiring for all parents. She gave Temple all the love and support she could. Insdtead of abuse she wanted to protect her. Temple is a boss.
1. First of i all i would like to say i really enjoyed the movie, and i’m glad we watched this movie that relates to the unit of justice: Childhood Love Lessons instead of another movie about child abuse. I really enjoyed how in this movie it showed the correct way to treat a child, with patience, love, and care. I really found interesting how she was able to see everything in a whole different perspective, it seemed like she could enjoy every single small detail the world was there to give…i really wish i could do that, i wish i saw the world how she did.
2. For my researched i watched this vide:
in this video temple is just talking about autism…in this video i also found out that temple’s mom didn’t do all the work to teach her how to speak and such, which really disappoints me because i had such high respect for her mom because i thought she pushed her daughter by herself, but she kind of didn’t do it by herself. I also learned that temple had a speech teacher like when she was 2 and a half years old, which doesn’t show in the movie…in this video temple explains how super markets can overwhelm people with autism, which reminds me of the scene of the movie where she, Temple, hate going to big markets….it’s a really good video…it’s long, but Temple is a really good speech giver and she makes it really entertaining, i love her. <3
1) The movie Temple Grandin was an interesting movie, I really liked it, the film opened my eyes to how autistic being function and understand compared to what a “normal” being would be. All I knew about autistic people were that they had mental issues and disabilities that gave them trouble to properly function in the type of society we (“normal beings”) live in. I was very surprised that Temple was very proficient with numbers and mathematics, also the outstanding ability to photographically memorize just about anything, I would love to have such an ability and if other beings had that who knows what kind of society we’d be in, maybe autistic people would be accepted and not stereotyped upon. Who knows.
2) I went ahead an researched on that machine Temple built, and yes as Krysten mentioned it is online and can be bought for a hefty price though, I might want to go get one myself, but I’m not very comfortable in tight places.. but the thought of that giving the capability to calm Temple whenever she has her panic attacks, for example when her name was accidentally removed from the door, and ran to the cow press, and immediately calmed her to the point where she can be herself was just amazing.
2) The abilities of autistic people are very outstanding to understand and to know about, in the film, Temple showed her gift in mathematics and numbers with the combination of photographic memory would completely destroy in any competition having to do with math. Other abilities are to speak out from memory like the numbers for pi. But among autistic people (savants) it is very rare to find one with any of those abilities, and researchers still don’t know how they obtain that such gift that cannot be duplicated in any other being.
I really liked the movie, I noticed that because of Temples autism she was very literal. I found it interesting that she loved her hug machine but hated to be touched. Grandin is listed in the 2010 Time 100 list of the 100 most influential people in the world in the category “Heroes”.. Her business web site has entire sections on how to improve in slaughter plants and livestock farms. In 2004 she won a “Proggy” award, in the “visionary” category, from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
This film was very inspiring and insightful to the lives of autistic children. I don’t know how it would really fit in with physical abuse because her parents treated her very well and did everythig they could to make er a better person. Temple was emotionally abused though by the kids she would go to school with. She would often get made fun of and teased for how she was. Also people wouldn’t accept her in society because they didn’t understand how she thought. It was very touching though when she became friends with the blind roomate and let her take her arm. Overall I enjoyed this movie.
1) I loved the movie!I thought that although she was autistic I could relate to her very well. She is amazing and has accomplished so much. I loved to learn the little things about her such as how she could not talk until she was four and how they though she may never be able to or how they blamed her autism on her mother by saying she did not give her enough attention, or how they suggested her to be institutionalized because she was a threat to herself and others. She overcame so much and shoed everyone that she could do it and she proved so many wrong and saved so many lives with her methods.
2)http://www.ted.com/talks/temple_grandin_the_world_needs_all_kinds_of_minds.html
1) Overall I thought the movie was great! I think that Temple is an inspiration to people who think they can’t accomplish anything in life. She’s autistic, and she has a doctorate degree! As a society, I think we truly do underestimate autistic people, and handicapped people in general. My favorite part of the movie was the end of the movie when she talks about her accomplishments and her future goals. It just makes one want to cheer her on and hope for the best because, like I mentioned before, one would never expect that an autistic person would earn a Masters, let alone a Doctorate.
2) I did research on Claire Danes and her views on playing the part of Temple. I leaned that she found it very difficult to play the part because, as a person, she can’t relate to what Temple feels, and her mannerisms. I also learned that, throughout the filming of the movie, Temple was different, in respect to the level of her autism. With medication and self-soothe Temple is now able to give people hugs, as she did with Claire. Claire also, added that Temple was a really big help when it came to giving her pointers on how to portray certain scenes or situations. Pretty much, throughout the whole filming of the movie Claire was very nervous about playing the role of Temple, but with the help of Temple, Claire had the success of winning a Golden Globe.
Source: http://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2010/02/interview_claire_danes_temple.html
The film Temple Grandin was very inspirational. I believe her mother, with the challenges she faced, did a great job raising Temple, but of course she wasn’t perfect. No one knew how to do what she succeeded in doing. Though Temple’s mother may have got lucky with an intelligent mind but Temple’s mind was fundamentally base off of her mothers idea for how to raise her child. Temple’s mother sometimes needed to be persuaded into to doing the right thing but not before she was told why. Such as when she is sbout to leave the bording school but is stopped by the Science teacher and informed well enough to put Temple into the school. After the science teacher understood Temple’s learning methods he helped her move on to the great future she achieved.