I had people in my life who didn't give up on me: my mother, my aunt, my science teacher. I had one-on-one speech therapy. I had a nanny who spent all day playing turn-taking games with me.

The subject of an award-winning biographical film Temple Grandin in 2010 Temple Grandin was listed in the Time 100 list of the 100 most influential people in the world in the "Heroes" category. She also created the "hug box" a device to calm autistic children.