She also has a degree in English from Harvard University. Her mother is Anna Eustacia Purves (now Cutler), an actress, singer, and granddaughter of John Coleman Purves (co-inventor of the aviation autopilot). One of the employees of the family was also named Mary, so Grandin was referred to by her middle name, Temple, to avoid confusion. Mary Temple Grandin was born in Boston, Massachusetts, into a very wealthy family. Grandin has been an outspoken proponent of autism rights and neurodiversity movements. She was the subject of the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning biographical film Temple Grandin. In 2010, Time 100, an annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, named her in the "Heroes" category. She is currently a faculty member with Animal Sciences in the College of Agricultural Sciences at Colorado State University. Grandin is one of the first autistic people to document the insights she gained from her personal experience of autism. Grandin is a consultant to the livestock industry, where she offers advice on animal behavior, and is also an autism spokesperson. She is a prominent proponent for the humane treatment of livestock for slaughter and the author of more than 60 scientific papers on animal behavior. Mary Temple Grandin (born August 29, 1947) is an American academic and animal behaviorist.
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