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Could you elaborate on Temple Grandin as a 'questionable has-been'? I quite enjoyed one of her books recently.
by mercer 10y ago
Could you elaborate on Temple Grandin as a 'questionable has-been'? I quite enjoyed one of her books recently.
- drzaiusapelord 10y agoI think she represented the 90s pop-science autism fad (ASD hero worship stuff that trivializes non-HF autistics - which is sometimes called the ableist view) and a lot of her claims are on the receiving end of a fair bit of criticism. That's on top of her clear conflict of interest being a consultant to agribusiness and the Oprah-like PR her people have developed for her: Some links if you're interested: http://www.autistichoya.com/2013/08/critiquing-temple-grandin.html http://www.autistichoya.com/2013/08/critiquing-temple-grandi... http://www.forbes.com/sites/vickeryeckhoff/2011/12/06/horse-slaughterhouse-investigation-sounds-food-safety-and-cruelty-alarms/#380c39c63036 http://www.forbes.com/sites/vickeryeckhoff/2011/12/06/horse-... http://dailypitchfork.org/?p=536 http://dailypitchfork.org/?p=536