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Animal scientist, autism advocate Temple Grandin to take part in UM-Flint Critical Issues Speaker Series, Aug. 22
Born in 1947, a time when neurodivergence research and acceptance were largely unheard of, Temple Grandin was nearly four years old before she spoke her first word and doctors of the time recommended she be institutionalized — a course of action her mother firmly rejected. Considering the circumstances, many would have assumed that Grandin wouldn't[…]