Temple Grandin: Animals Make us Human

[AnimalLeftist]

Best book I ever read about animals and their behaviour..

[BeautifulSoulgurl]

Yayyyyy i cant wait to see her she is gonna be in steelville in march for us steelville parents and students :) excited

[CocaineDrRockso]

when i was little my cousins and aunts always had this certain smell that i know when they were near like a dog lol

[wutyify]

I do believe people with autism are closer to animals. In my college years I have devloped an interest in animals and animal behavior. I have come into contact with prey animals such as deer etc where they do not run away but feel some affinity and mingle around you... I have the same situation with horses, where they sense a deeper connection, as if i am one of the herd!

Temple is so inspirational. I have AS and developed severe chronic depression. I want to be passionate again like her.

[LaraSampson2567]

nice and cool movie..watched 3 times in webmovietube

[leonidaroofner27]

this movie is awesome..going to watch this in webmovietube

[TheSherrykelly]

Treasure

[Hightower187]

interesting to see she still finds time to just sit in the pen with the cattle.

[OKstatecowgirl14]

@bambambullies1 No I do not. I am not aware if she has any children. I believe not.

[televangela]

aww, she let the cow lick on her hand. i want to do that.

[OKstatecowgirl14]

I met Mrs. Grandin and I am truly amazed at how smart she is! By the way she really really hates chains hanging in chutes!

[bambambullies1]

@OKstatecowgirl14 Do you live in colorado, I would love to meet Temple ... Btw ... Does she have any kids, if so how many ...

[vidaliasweet]

Luv her. She is such a gift to us all!

[dafranx]

Animals see more details than any human; autistic or not? Am I right because I'm paying any attention to this vid or not?

[arrodansk]

what a wonderful story about Temple. God Bless her

[leela1970]

Temple Grandin is a miracle walking among us...she is truly wonderful and i totally respect what she stands for concerning being humane towards our animal friends.

[conyelp]

Temple says fear is located in the brain stem, I know when I get fearful of something for some reason I reach back there and rub that area on the back of my neck and I notice it helps. I thank Temple for knowledge about the various things she shares with us.

[willyD200]

Once she points out the little details it seem so obvious ,so completely logical .

The danger is , how often does someone like her come along with this, in her case , 'gift 'of seeing in details. What will happen when she is gone are there others that will be so determined of Human killing ?

[LemonOdette]

@willyD200 well she's already made her mark. does she need to be alive 300 years to make sure her stuff is used? :P i'm sure other visual thinkers can come in.

i also identify a lot with animals, feel more at ease with animals than humans. animals don't have egos, it makes them easier to be around. they're very straightforward and honest and simple.

[rbkhpotter]

Take down Oharry comment..just ridiculous. Good video..genius human being.

[conyelp]

I don't like this new process on youtube, half the time I can't get my post to show up so I give up.

[conyelp]

Where is my post??

[Tsahaylu]

Interesting... animals and autistic people are more right-brained then?

[conyelp]

This woman is really something. She's lucky to have had her mother, her mother wouldn't give up on Temple. I so appreciate her story and can't watch the movie enough. I think she's the lucky one, she sees things different than the rest of us do, giving her an understanding we don't have.She earned a BS, Master's and has a doctorate in her field of work, Congratualtions Temple.

[Stevecast]

Man..She's really sharp.. and her Website should really be visited.. She has a book, "Autism.. The Way I See it" It's summerized on the site. There's a breakdown of the "Three Groups" or "Types" of Thinkers that she discusses that really opened my eyes as to what's going on in the minds of the Autistic.. There's a higher intellegence there that we'll never know..

[reVerse2bfree]

What a wonderfully refreshing woman. Bless you Temple Grandin and the insights you bring! :o)

[jason1309]

wow Clair Danes got her down packed

[OmegaWolf747]

Everything is being bureacratized like that. You needn't look any further than your local schools to see that. Kids aren't allowed to even slap each other high 5s. Teachers can't hug students or even give them rides to place anymore. Everything instinctual and emotional is being regulated out by suits in their air conditioned offices!!!

[Nickolaz19]

Thank You Temple Grandin you inspire me alot i have asperger's syndrome and you show me its possible to make it in life

[marcelbas]

That humans have animal traits is possibly a hopeful fact: it makes us more innocent than when we focus on atrocities commited by humans, such as mass slaughter of same-species individuals. Animals don´t like massacring animals of the same species: humans do. Furthermore, the altruistic traits that herdal animals display are a few of the best traits that we as social animals share wiith other animals.

Don´t call genocide and massacre ´bestial´: it is, on the contrary, typically human.

[toneshun]

exactly my thoughts. David Livington Smith in his book, "The Most Dangerous Animal", also use a similar anology/definition.

[marcelbas]

Interesting! I developed this analysis after reading ethological texts. I'll look for is name on the internet. Thanks.

[jwervel16]

We are indeed animals, but we possess a conscious brain and the innate ability to distinguish right from wrong. There is nothing innocent about atrocities committed by humans.

[marcelbas]

There is nothing innocent about these atrocities, but the animal sides of humans (tit for tat, self sacrifice for the offspring, pity) give them (humans) a bit of innocence.

[Anvilcjl]

@marcelbas, Chimps, one of our closest relatives, engage in warfare. Ants and other colony insects kill each by the millions, and enslave other colonies. Many mammals, will injure or kill each other over territory or mating rights. They will kill babies to bring the mother back into estrus.

Do they kill on the scale we do? No. They aren't smart enough to see the big-picture advantage to it, and don't have the technical means to do so.

[marcelbas]

@Anvilcjl That is definitely true. But to see that humans get pleasure from massacring each other, is a unique phenomenon. There is killing within the own species among chimpansees, yes. They are our closest relatives. The warfare commited among other species is a matter of survival. I guess the human streak is allowing him to display sadism (killer whales also like torturing seals, but then again, this is not killing within the own species).

[MrsSarb]

marcelbas: Chimpanzees also go to war with other groups of chimpanzees. They are quite violent animals. However, I think you are right about most animals not being that way.

[JAKWIK]

shes some lady whare is she based??

[marylynnkelly]

Temple, Thanks for the interesting and wise views on living with animals. Another great book. Loved the video!

[TempleGrandin]

What an interesting video! I have read "Thinking in Pictures" by Dr. Grandin and look forward to reading "Animals Make Us Human." Her understanding of animals (both pets and livestock)and her sharing of her knowledge is commendable. Her books and lectures on how animals think definitely contributes to making me (and undoubtedly others)more thoughtful pet owners. Temple Grandin is to be commended for her brilliant insight on the animal world!

[Bopkasen]

Why pose under TempleGrandin for username?

[SaganAppreciationSoc]

It's very strange isn't it? But then Grandin groupies are a very odd group.

[Bopkasen]

well... I wasn't sure what is her original username but I am not trying to accuse her or something. I was little surprise that she have a video of herself dedicated just for animal slaughtering instruction.

[SaganAppreciationSoc]

Indeed. No need to apologize. Grandin and her fans are a rather strange lot.