Event Details

RESCHEDULED -- VIRTUAL Author Talk: Dr. Temple Grandin: The Hidden Gifts of Visual Thinkers
This event was rescheduled from April 3.
Join us for a special event with Dr. Grandin, one of the world’s most accomplished and well-known adults with autism. Dr. Grandin has been at the forefront of research and activism for autism and neurodiversity for decades.
Her memoir, Emergence: Labeled Autistic, was published in 1986 and she has continued to write about autism and neurodivergence over the decades. Her most recent book is Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions.
Dr. Grandin’s research and understanding of animal behavior spearheaded a reform in the quality of life for agricultural animals worldwide.
Please register here to receive a link for the Zoom webinar.
This event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present, a statewide collaboration between public libraries offering high-quality events. Illinois Libraries Present is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a Department of the Office for the Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).
- Date:
- Tuesday, June 4, 2024
- Time:
- 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Time Zone:
- Central Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Offsite Location
- Audience:
- Illinois Libraries Present
- Categories:
- Adult Program