Temple Grandin - How Horses Think - 2019

Temple Grandin
How Horses Think
Denver, Colorado
2019

[@dougcooper6004]

I spent a day with her once. Before I picked her up, I called her and she told me that she was a tall, unattractive woman so I would recognize her. I was amazed at her blunt honesty. My father and I enjoyed her unconventional ideas. Temple promised to send me her corral plans and I assumed when she got home that she would have moved on to more important things. It arrived two weeks later.

[@19battlehill]

Don't give her credit for being honest about describing herself as attractive ---- She doesn't think like you and me, she can't see beauty it means nothing to her. I am sure she knows she is unattractive because since she was a kid she has been called ugly.

[@WVgirl1959]

​@kathleen smith those with autism can be very blunt.

[@lizziesangi1602]

@@19battlehill What a completely shallow statement and belief. As a retired teacher of the severely physically handicapped, BA in Special Education, they certainly can see beauty. One 5 year old told me his dad doesn't take him shopping with him because he's embarrassed of him having muscular dystrophy. They can see beauty and see more into the psychological aspects of. How do you not recognize this, especially after listening to this woman and how astute she is?

[@toniadams7785]

❤ She's incredible!! Her advice can really help with a troubled horse or any animal.

[@spiderlily4386]

@@19battlehill she described herself as UNattractive

[@francisvantuyle]

Temple Grandin has PHD from Colorado State University in Fort Collins. She is brilliant. She by herself has changed the large animal business for the better. She has made the lifecycke of large animals humane. She us without a doubt the Einstein of animal care. Through her we will change of autistic children. God bless her.

[@shoshannafachima1306]

She is in my eyes a national treasure This was absolutely fabulous

[@valerieirvin249]

Agree 100%👍

[@cjfredi]

Agree. Wonderful.

[@shazzorama]

Yes, absolutely! A national treasure, she is.😊

[@nicelady51]

I was going to make a comment, but you said it so well, I'll go with that. Agree 100%. The way she relates to the human aspect is pure genius. I have one problem: I can do algebra, I just don't tolerate others very well. I guess it's my design flaw. Sobeit.

[@howigotover798]

she's a psychopath

[@waynetaylor5227]

As an old ...78 years...CSU graduate, I was aware she was there but only knew about her cattle chute work. This is fascinating stuff. Every horse owner should know these things.

[@sweettaterpie7009]

You are not old! You are just older than you used to be. Repeat after me. Older. Not old. Getting older. Not getting old. Got it? (PS I'm 79. But don't tell anybody!)

[@galeparker1067]

@@sweettaterpie7009 Bravo!!! 👍👍🥰🇨🇦

[@sandyedens9222]

I hold her in high esteem. Brilliant, genuine, interesting, she is incredible. I lean so much from her lectures/books.

[@markmcallan973]

Damn straight 👍 my son has autism and Temple is my go to person to understand him👌

[@hanagloriaedelblum5693]

I love this woman, this compassionate teacher! She is bringing a message of kindness we all sorely need to learn.

[@lynnaridgeway2104]

Listening to Temple arouses my compassion for all living beings.

[@richardbudd5334]

she's so right. I was an aircraft mechanic for 50 years. I enjoyed almost every day of those 50 years.

[@piggy310]

Better than 8 years of lgbtq studies huh.

[@markthomas4083]

Dr. Grandin is a huge inspiration. I clicked on this video, could not stop viewing it. She has a heart of gold and an encyclopedia amount of knowledge to share.

[@Victoria-hz3gx]

❤AMEN TO HER BEING A TREASURE! May God Bless Temple and Always keep her safe. The lady is a wonder and helps me understand Autism which my son has. Love from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 xxx

[@a.p.5429]

I read this lady's book "Thinking in Pictures" near the end of my teaching career. It was so informative. I did a lot right with my autistic children but wish I had found the book sooner. It should be required reading for educators.

[@valerieirvin249]

I love this lady authenticity. She's got more on the ball than majority of people... As an animal lover n in particular horse lover, I can say I appreciate her very, very much... God bless you beautiful lady.,🙏❤️🎯

[@annac6455]

This talk is so interesting. An amazing and beautiful human being! ❤️

[@cynhanrahan4012]

Dr. Grandin, I'm watching this three years after it was posted, and thank you. I'm that kid that can't do algebra, but knows what the animals are saying. I ended up training dogs for a living (I really trained people, dogs don't have any money). After retiring a few years back, I'm now looking for what might be my last puppy. My current dog partner is 9 and I like them to be able to help model for the puppies, but then retire while still feeling decent. Everything you said here applies. Thank you so much.

[@kittimcconnell2633]

My child thinks I am on the Autism spectrum. I have dyscalculia, never could get past the most basic/easiest algebra but have always had a love of the natural world. I hope you and your dogs are well! :)

[@diane9247]

"...dogs don't have any money." 🤣😂

[@gmwwc]

@@kittimcconnell2633 I don't have anything and I still think Algebra is a load of crap.

[@margaretrapponotti]

@@gmwwcagree algebra big waste of time nature and animals teach and awe what else does a person need!?

[@judymanuel1994]

Me too!

[@debrataylor1813]

I had the honor to briefly meet her in Ft Worth at a talk she gave to NCHA. I admire this woman for all she’s accomplished and gone through in her lifetime then had the guts, honesty and felt the obligation to explain it to the rest of us dummies. I have a special needs child and found her fascinating in speaking about autism and animal behavior.

[@tonyclack5901]

I was emailing this great person with regards to Co2 stunning of pigs and she agreed with my visual observations. The system was design for humans not the animals.

[@Merzui-kg8ds]

I honor her MOTHER. Her mother had no background in autism (there was very little background to be had when Dr Grandin was being raised), yet she had the patience and intelligence to provide what Temple needed to thrive.

[@picilocarnal]

I love her!!!💕❤️🐂💕

[@malebanshee862]

@@tonyclack5901 Why, aren't you just sooo amazing. A special talent for trying to make things about you! Bravo!

[@tonyclack5901]

@@malebanshee862 why make a negative comment on a video that is here to educate people. If you have nothing good to say, kindly say nothing as your comment is unhelpfull in all directions.

[@Enjoythepour]

No matter where a person fall upon the spectrum, it really doesn’t matter. I am on it/not diagnosed, but also am ADHD, anxiety and depression. I honestly consider it to be a gift. I rescue, rehabilitate and train dogs. Not as a business, but a passion. Dogs and cats have come to me since I was 3. Now 54. 1 son / diagnosed is a butcher. 💯 perfect at his job. 2 son/not diagnosed, was in the Navy for 4 years. Promoted and recognized for his ability to think outside of the box. Total gifts. Not a disability. Thank you for continuing to teach us. Our school even used one of your videos, to show students, how differently people think and learn. The Academy for Individual Excellence, Jeffersontown, KY

[@kamelaparis7489]

How can you not live this dear lady . She’s Adorable!!!💙

[@germaineprien7691]

Wow!!, maybe thats why I dont learn as quickly as others I learn in a different way...we are not "stupid" or slow, our brains just operate in a different way... I could listen to her all day!!!🙌🏻🙆‍♀️🙅‍♀️👍

[@Enjoythepour]

You are absolutely amazing. Thank you for sharing so much information. I have followed you for 20 years. Love the squeeze machine. 2 of my kids wrapped themselves and slept in plastic containers. They said they felt comfortable in the small environment.

[@karenflowers9611]

This courageous woman has opened so many eyes to Autism and I adore her for it. Also, re: animal suffering in factory farming. She can use her expertise to help approximate us to a new level in caring for animals which has a better chance of being actually used vs, were I go-- demanding they all close. Regrettably that won't happen overnight. slow progress -- rock star!! I have studied using a horse's language for training , using horses for healing people and how to take great care of them. But her specificity re: how they see to orient to our crazy world is incredibly helpful. I wish I had time for all the books I want to read. All of hers

[@karenbaker9255]

The dog I have now, a 6 year old F1 standard black golden doodle, was sleeping when he experienced his first thunderstorm as a 4 month old puppy. He woke up, looked at the window, and before I could reassure him that everything was ok, he growled at the thunder, growled at the lightning, resettled himself, muttered a little bit, and fell back asleep. I think he was mad that the storm had wakened him up! BTW, this dog is scared of nothing. He loves meeting people, loves meeting and playing with other dogs. He loves cats and tries to play with the feral cats that live around us. I think he’s confused when they hiss at him, then run away.

[@rhythmandblues_alibi]

It's true what she says, most people are so unobservant and disinterested in anything outside of their own small concerns. Curiosity needs to be nurtured and encouraged in our schools from early childhood 💜

[@dbertobis]

As a veterinarian and ethologist I think she’s been one of my favorite geniuses for a long time. When I read the first book (animals in translation), I discovered an entire world. Although I think mostly in words, I can imagine what thinking in images works because I dream a lot, and dreams come in images. Although the psychology tought us that those images are symbols of something we may be elaborating in our subconscious, still, they are a language. I have a problem with a young horse that “suddenly” became spooky in an indoor arena. He is scared of sun blades, poles on the ground, various stuff. But he wasn’t like that and this is why I say suddenly between semicolons. My effort is to try to see what he sees and what was the origin of all that. He was born in my place, his full brother is as brave as a lion, but he’s not. Prof Grandin always gives me material to think about.

[@jamiewallace6879]

She’s so right. I wish EVERYONE who spends anytime with horses, or any animal, would listen to this discussion. It could help horses and all animals so dramatically.

[@Dsuranix]

The eclipse was indeed the most flabbergasting thing i'd ever witnessed in person. it was like a shower of candy for the pattern seeking mind. The way the night animals suddenly began their songs when the cool darkness suddenly flipped over, there was no hesitation for them "oh, it's night now". the way the horizons of the moon were all radiant with the sunrise and sunset on every side simultaneously, how the ground was roiling with the heatwaves from the edge of the moon, bathed in a surreal ocean. Temple is a conduit to not only animals and people with autism, but a conduit to ourselves. Brilliant. Not just a spectacle, either, though I am glad she is such a strong voice for those who do not always have their own voices.

[@orlindacalmeid6638]

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[@iahelcathartesaura3887]

YES YES YES 👍👍👍 Yes to everything you so beautifully saw and said.

[@sasquatchrosefarts]

She should wear a vest and hat that say "phizer".... Selling pharma like that. What a clown.

[@barbarateresarhiannonsreal1756]

@@sasquatchrosefarts Would you say the same about someone with diabetes taking insulin injections? Here's another example. A young teen with autism was going to be placed in an institution because of his aggressive actions toward his parents. The medical community stabilized him with a medicine that helped to calm him so they could place him back home safely. I agree with you about big pharma, I don't think we need all of the meds they're pushing for top dollar but I know first hand that some meds are vital.

[@Medietos]

@@barbarateresarhiannonsreal1756 You don't know, you think younknow because you don't know what it is you don't know and can't imagine there being soie´meting you don't know. And we tend tio think we woiould surely be both told and given real alternatives and medicines if there were any. Nobody lacks med drugs, and I have long wished TG would get on a healing journey, or at least to a Nutrition Therapist. She is probably tooo stboorn and self-righteous about "knowing". Diabetes 1 may need replacement, but 2 can def. heal. And antidepressants are dangerous and bad, a man here committed suicide because of them, didnä't get the help he needed. I stayed off one that said "suicide" as a side effect...! Drs take little or no responsibility, and fail to inform important things and to share their knowöledge. In Sweden, the equivalent to the FDA have forbidden good, efficient natural medicines one by one,slowly so as to have us endure rather than protest, forbidden ordinary vitamins/minerals like Niacin and Kelp - because they are good and helpful.Shut down our anthroposophical clinic, telling ugly lies about it, ridiculing its medicines calling them placebo and sugar-pills, which they are not.

[@SVisionary]

She is a treasure to the world.

[@Mimeh53]

She is, indeed.

[@sasquatchrosefarts]

Pharma kills gut Flora. Which starves people and animals. She's a terrorist. But it may still be worth watching because the visual observation issues are interesting.

[@pnhnut]

truly

[@barbarateresarhiannonsreal1756]

I agree 100%!

[@devidasi5206]

"Bad becoming normal" the description of the day. Thank you. Loved the talk! Very informative with great presentation. 🙏

[@pamelah6431]

One day I was walking through the woods to lunch with my boss at the summer camp, and she noticed the shadows on the ground and realized we were having an eclipse! 🤯 it was so subtle!

[@tjcolvin6427]

I discovered Temple Grandin as I reached the END of my education to become a teacher. That was over 50 years ago and I still regret not having access to her thinking earlier. I read everything I could find, but I just wanted to stand in the presence.

[@lindaashbrook6789]

What an extraordinary woman! She has taught us so much and opened the world of autism, animals' minds, and so, so much more.

[@glittermama]

As she was telling the story about the board falling off the truck, I had an immediate flashback to a time I was going 65--70, along with the AM commuter traffic, and the car in front of me lost its back tire. This happened many many years ago, but I can still see it as I experienced it--like a slow mo film. I had one eye on the tire and one eye on the car. The car was able to pull over, the metal of the axle making horrific sparks on the highway, but the tire made its way in and out of traffic and for a time, it travelled beside me. I was still going about 70 to keep up with the traffic. The tire decided to cut in front of me and roll off onto the margin, and as it crossed in front of me, I could sense it was losing momentum. I resisted the impulse to jam on the brakes, and our positions gently switched. At that point the hazy dream I was in stopped, and I stepped on the gas. This must have taken maybe 5--6 seconds, but I experienced it and remember it as forever. I'm an artist and visual learner, and I believe it was the ability to experience the situation as a film that allowed me to keep my head and do the right thing.

[@starfishw7138]

That is courage at 70 mph

[@glittermama]

@@starfishw7138 It was back in the days of V8 and before the 73 gas shortage and mph restrictions. It was really scary!

[@glittermama]

@@starfishw7138 That is being 23 years old and no worries!

[@CurlyGirlie215]

I came to this video (based on the title) expecting to hear from an animal Psychic or communicator. What I got was SO much more! I work with young children and the percentage of kids diagnosed on the spectrum continue to rise. She gives so many useful nuggets that I can use to improve how I interact with and validate my kids. Thank you thank you! I’ll be sharing this video with several parents hoping they hear the same “Ah Ha!” lessons I did. As a bonus I am so pleased to hear about her work that helps improve the quality of life for animals trapped in the factory farm/commercial food system.

[@flashyottb4403]

Isn't she just amazing?!

[@jessicat3951]

I love that she called out the breeding issues on animal quality of life. Many breeders don't even keep young animals long enough to know what the issues are, and there are no ethical requriements to prevent inbreeding. Animal breeders think nothing of breeding a mare, cow or sow to their son, or a stallion, or bull to their daughter. And it is so nomal, so accepted, that they are totally confident in defending themselves. The layperson needs education to even be able to breed ethically.

[@donaldsmeogs3827]

Never be mean to a Horse! Cause a horse will remember.. Mr. Horse will get even with you someday, might even be ten years later. Words of wisdom from the Cherokee Marshal..

[@figtreetwig4613]

This woman brings me to tears! It's bitter-sweet to be "known" by so few. But when she speaks,she answers questions I have always been asking myself. Mental illness can be seen as a moral issue, but when she spoke of a normally calm horse reacting to the hot air balloon, and his latent genetic "flightiness" I had a wonderful understanding...my husband dying of cancer after 6 short monthes and my diagnoses of bipolarity after being such a "calm" person. Thanks

[@pj61114]

EXTREMELY EDUCATIONAL WITH REAL WORLD EXPERIENCES. I am impressed how well she presented this subject.

[@tammyjantzen9004]

A truly brilliant, warm, amazing woman. Anyone who is blessed enough to become aware of her existence, will learn something new.

[@sonjarunar]

She's so amazing, and yes I agree, a national treasure. I love hearing her explanation of thinking because she's repeating what I've said for yrs! I think visually also and thought everyone did too. My friends freak out because I can remember what they were wearing like 50 yrs ago while reminiscing.

[@dth7577]

You have perfect recall, an extra gift.

[@louisegogel7973]

💚🦜🧡🐕🤍🐑💙🐬❤️🦧🤎🐂💛🐆🖤🐈‍⬛💜🦩💖 Temple Grandin, thank you so much for all you have been doing to connect practical, compassionate, caring, smart understanding between animal species … humans and all the others!!!

[@OutnBacker]

I shake down herd animal cognizance like this: A horse is walking along the side of a road every day, passing rural mail boxes. One day, a neighbor changes his mailbox by painting a bright mural on it. The horse balks and the rider cannot figure it out why. That's because the horse weighs everything in its environment with the thought of "can this eat me?" Conversely, dogs and other predators go through life experiencing new things with the thought, "can I eat this?" Which may explain their rather happy-go-lucky demeanor.

[@SierraNovemberKilo]

Have you seen the Mounty horses that refuse to cross over the rainbow/lgbt (zebra) road crossings!? Its like they know its not natural.

[@OutnBacker]

@@SierraNovemberKilo Yes. Exactly.

[@diane9247]

Thank you for the wisdom, Dr. Grandin! (I just adore this woman.) 🐎

[@guloguloguy]

EVERY TIME I WATCH ANY TALK BY TEMPLE GRANDIN, I AM TOTALLY AMAZED, AND IMPRESSED BY HER INSIGHTFUL THOUGHT PROCESSES, AND SHARP PERCEPTION OF THINGS THAT MOST PEOPLE NEVER NOTICE, NOR THINK OF... SHE'S QUITE BRILLIANT!!! 💝

[@katesomething1701]

I enjoy her talks so much. And she was able 2 use being born different to understanding animals/ people better

[@zarlok5294]

We’ve separated ourselves from the natural world and we’re dying culturally as a result. The horse is a noble, beautiful, and dignified creature. I think it’s unique in its character and capacity for loyalty and willingness to serve. And if there’s anything more beautiful than a horse in full gallop I sure haven’t seen it!

[@loulabelleparsnips4127]

You're great Temple, I love your view of the world and the way you understand animals. I had ADHD and panic attacks as a kid and was sent to a program on the week-ends where I could be around and interact with animals. I calmed down and could see the effect it had on the therapy animals. I never have been without animals as pets until recently in my old age. I really look up to you

[@Robertsmith-un5cu]

So true... Im very gifted with visual thinking but could not even learn Algebra 1. It was an impossible task. No matter how much effort I put into it, I could not remember it. Other intuitive/visual thinking types of things I just see the answer instantly.

[@judy4429]

Can relate to this lady! She is smart and down earth about horse and cattle.Thank You for sharing this video! ✌🏻❤️

[@cattymajiv]

I read her first book. It was fascinating! And she's an incredible person. I'd love to meet her. She's so great with animals because she truly knows how they think. An excellent video!

[@Rick9482]

First time hearing her give a talk. Very impressed by her communication skills. I had no idea she was this good!

[@maryerb6062]

Read her books. She LEARNED to be this good.

[@janetpattison8474]

She has published seven books, and among other things, I believe teaches college, so yeah, she’s that good! Lol

[@flashyottb4403]

​@@janetpattison8474she is a Professor of Animal Behavior at CSU Fort Collins and now have the Temple Grandin Equine Center.

[@geezzzwdf]

Yep i can tell you i have gotten used to everbody not interested in what i am interested in. Ms.Grandin gets it I can see differently And i am a retired mechanical diagnostician And only female in my field.

[@cynthiahawkins2389]

This remarkable woman really tells us the basics. Stuff that we ought to pay attention to. But usually don't. Thank you, good lady..

[@katherynjohnson7136]

What an amazing human being Temple Grandin is!! Love this talk, very insightful and inspiring for animal welfare and how they think

[@ML-uk6lu]

Love you Temple Grandin. You are a walking book of knowledge. Thank you so much for your care and kindness to the world.

[@kathleenkaufmann2084]

Dr. Grandin, I'm a retired Arabian horse breeder. I can only say, you rock. And the extreme heads they are breeding now on this breed are heartbreaking to those of us who want animals to be able to function. I have no idea how that foal can trot for more than a few minutes, let alone gallop across a field without SOB(Short of breathing). Bless you for your caring. Ret. RN with 2 kids who are ADHD/Aspergers.

[@gaylenehagler2680]

I agree…we are ruining the breed and causing unbearable problems for the individual animals!

[@Oakleaf700]

It's obscene what some breeders are doing to animals. Function, ability to breathe, see and run is crucial. The deformed Arabs are grotesque.

[@RagtimeBillyPeaches]

Speaking of algebra: I was always a failure at math, except for geometry, and trigonometry. Those were about shapes; shapes that could be manipulated. After two years as a trainee draftsman in a County Public Works, Civil Engineering office, I was offered the position of department supervisor. Thus began a successful forty-eight year career in engineering and architecture. I was able to look at a problem, visualize the solution, and then use numbers to prove my design.

[@renayeblack5906]

I am so grateful, that I stumbled upon this wonderful channel. God bless Dr. Temple Grandin. ✝️🐎🐂🐕✝️

[@lindaford5488]

Dear Temple. Thank you for helping me understand why I have always felt different from other people. I have always compared myself to the one nervous cow in the pasture.

[@ginajones2328]

My doctor said that to me at age 20 I was a new mom. He said can't breast feed if you are a nervous cow. He also later told me. You may want to read some books on bi polar Come back and talk to me!

[@meemz7098]

This information is priceless and telling!! People are distracted and clueless. Technology has made this worse. Temple is brilliant. God gave her a gift. We need to slow down and listen.

[@janegreen9340]

Fantastic stuff. So much of this talk applies to sensitive humans who are naturally on the timid side too (stop throwing people “in at the deep end”). I have changed my kitchen flooring for my retired greyhound (naturally flighty) so he doesn’t slip and get skittish if a new person comes to the house. He is grey about the chops so he must have been traumatised as a pup. However I am impressed by his ability to train me by eg on a sunny day stand on the decking looking intently until his bed is taken outside so he can up his vitamin D. Thank you for the information you are passing on, so important.

[@eulalia3446]

That's delightful. My greyhound has trained me to go to the cupboard and get her a treat when she points at it with her nose.

[@kristine6996]

Animals do have their daily habits and when you enter into their world and accept you it feels wonderful.

[@Sixty_Five_Pronghorn]

I like to go out in nature nearby my house a lot (I’m not too far from Dr. Grandin). I think my Autism has really enhanced my ability to notice the animals, remember them, and find them on a day-to-day basis. For instance, there’s a resident elk cow that, if I drive down a specific stretch of road at exactly 7:00 in the evening, I’ll see her grazing in the same meadow every day. Same goes for many deer, hawks, snakes, etc. Like me, every animal has its routine (though, routines change season to season, like how my routine changes each college semester). If you learn it, you’ll never miss them.

[@susanpendell4215]

My husband possibly has some autism characteristics. I learned from reading on of Temple's books about the squeeze machine and how it helped her. So that's what I do for my huband, give him a really strong hug when he needs it. I always loved those kind of hugs myself, they get the lemphatic system flowing, it's good for your internal organs too.

[@roosts20412]

The squeeze machine reminds me of a restraint technique that used to be used on agitated psychiatric patients before tranquilizers- they were tightly wrapped up (swaddled) in cold wet sheets. This calmed them down and kept them from hurting themselves or others without drugs. Vets use slippery exam tables on purpose. It makes handling aggressive animals much safer because a dog won’t feel confident enough to attack if he doesn’t have good footing. That moment of hesitation is priceless when a dog decides to attack and he’s only inches from your face.

[@donnaallgaier-lamberti3933]

I have been working with my rescue dog Ginger now for over a year and a half. She spent her first year and a life in a crate in a kennel in a warehouse with 200+ dogs. I have been observing her behavior training my girl to be "desensitived" to a lot of new (and scary) experiences; like loud vehicles (garbage trucks/motorcycles/snowplows scraping) high winds, loud carpet sweepers, noisy tires running fast on the road and much more. We are working daily on these things. My girl does not like big men or men in black...Yes, fear was her main emotion. She had never been in a car, gone up and down stairs, been in a home, been on a leash, did not know her name, asked to go out to the bathroom and have a human respond.

[@pmlm1571]

Thank you Donna, for rescuing Ginger. Your kindness will return to you multiplied.

[@giovanna722]

She's lucky to have you to take care of her. All the best!

[@jasonneugebauer5310]

Thank you for all you do. I am also autistic, and I find it amazing that non autistic people understand so little about the natural world, but yet they think they have a better understanding than we do. I have quirks and difficulties, but my problems are almost exclusively in interacting with people, due to what I feel is their lack of rational behavior. We feal fear because people are not rational and we understand this from a very early age. When you are surrounded by irrational beings, you are in a constant state of fear because the reasoning for their actions is illogical at best and often narcissistic. Most people do not understand the animal because the person refuses to accept that the animal is alive and sentient in the same way as a person. The person wants to separate themselves from the rest of life because the person fears that they as a human might be no more alive and thinking than a cow or a horse. And the person is afraid of the implications, we are part of nature, not above or outside of it and how we treat animals is felt by the animal similar to the way people feel similar experiences. Interestingly, because we are patterning AI training similarly to life. We are getting similar results to life. And we are thinking we would get different results. When we program a computer to think and then we ask it to do perfect math in its head we dont get perfect answers. The funny thing is that we think that this is a problem. If we were at all intelligent, we would give the AI access to a computer or a scientific calculator. Then it would blow us out of the water, because it can think faster than us, but it needs outside resources just like we do.

[@anntrope491]

An amazing woman for all she has accomplished !!

[@julieann287]

I will listen to Temple Grandin speak ANY time I can. What a wonderful video!

[@clapoutloudclapoutloud]

Wonderful talk by Ms. Temple Grandin, I enjoy her talks on KZbin. She has dealth with many things in like, now she is on a positive roll for good old common sense.

[@Oregonracer2]

My son (35) and I took at least 30 pictures of the leaves on the ground during the eclipse. Each stage made a different pattern. It was just amazing!

[@iahelcathartesaura3887]

I did same. Blessings!

[@ninettehalpin2779]

Wow,, Brilliance!! And further proof that if we don't let fear & insecurity get in the way,, our weaknesses CAN become our strengths. Quite a remarkable person! 👏

[@Desmondbrown73]

Correction, what you perceive as ‘weakness’.

[@lorilori7126]

So enjoyed this. I am that 63 yr old girl that was born loving horses. I would love your point of view on this♡ Dr. Robert Miller us an iconic vet and horseman. Imprinting The Foal is 1 of his many books. He was my vet. So I just got a Devil's Garden Mustang that ran in the Wild 23 years. He is now 25. He has a halter on and that's about it. The draft gene is strong in this heard of Mustangs. So I will go slow lots of patience. He is very good about touching his head and ears. He has kind eyes. I will start round pen work soon. Thanks so much Temple Shared with some people who are dedicated to differently abled. I red a book called Sunrise about a severely Autistic boy in the 70's and was shown a film in Highscool about an Autistic girl that was institutionalized. Horrific. I have worked with many differently abled. I feel blessed to do so.

[@hippiecolleen1352]

WOW! THIS just changed my life! OMG, so many things have just been validated for me from how I think, to why I've always been able to communicate effectively with horses and ALL animals..... WOW! Thank you ❤

[@lizcolee2631]

I just got done watching the movie about you Temple & had to look you up! I’m so glad you’re doing so well & still teaching others! I’m so happy for you & your mom. -Random fan

[@adrianstoddard1286]

Do you remember the name of the movie? Thanks!

[@iahelcathartesaura3887]

I adore Temple Grandin 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡 Just her speech & thought patterns spoken make my brain feel waaaay better, life & reality make way more sense, and so much more! 🙂👍 (and I had precisely the same experience as she describes with the eclipse! I took maybe 50 photos of the crescent shaped leaf shapes on the sidewalk.)

[@kimberlyjohnson-clark2886]

I worked with autistic children starting at age 17 and I use all my senses to help these children and later on I worked with adults with autism I also loved riding dressage and being around horses more than people. In 2017 I lost most of my eyesight and could no longer work with adults with autism because I felt losing one of my senses I could no longer keep myself safe. I knew that subtleties in their behavior would mean I would have to read it to help them but also to keep myself safe. I lost my golden retriever a year-and-a-half ago and saved my money up to buy a red golden and she is amazing because she is so in tune with me. For the first time a soul is understanding me when I've spent my life understanding everybody else and molding myself to everybody else it's really quite amazing. I really enjoy hearing you speak. I like your voice it relaxes me but how can you have the heart to make animals more relaxed before they go to slaughter. I suppose it's a good thing for something that is inevitable. For them to have peace

[@elenikiroy]

Such an interesting comment, and I agree with your last question/point. I wish you a long happy life with your red golden companion ✨

[@ginajones2328]

Hugs to you and your red Golden fur bestie 💖

[@doloresreynolds8145]

It seems a bit cruel, in a way. Also, meat from animals that are not afraid when they die does not have those fear hormones in it.

[@nancyphillips2049]

Temple is so awesome. I have learned so much over the years. Can pick out good animal people from bad in a heartbeat.

[@pattyfoster6987]

Wow. Just wow. That was so much knowledge in such as short time. Thank You Temple.

[@kristindowner9897]

Listening to you makes my brain feel normal! 😊

[@jomama5186]

Yes, with kids are being coddled waaaaay too much these days. You have to make new experiences a good thing. And you have to face adversity positively and with strength and grace, so your kids know how to deal with it head on. They can apply it immediately, but most importantly, when you arent there or pass away, and/or become parents themselves-they'll have the tools in their tool box to overcome just about anything.

[@jodielang2846]

Fascinating lecture, so many wonderful topics! One of the most profound statements could be applied in so many ways today...Bad becoming normal. Sadly, you experience a form of this daily.😢

[@mellieaqua6954]

Thank you so much for helping us better understand animal behaviour mrs Grandin with alot of respect and love 😊💕

[@josephlopez4871]

I can listen to her lectures all day

[@gloriapischke175]

I think you’re pretty great. Thanks for being you!

[@JOHN----DOE]

Philosopher Jeremy Bentham on the treatment of animals (and their likeness to humans) over 200 years ago: "The question is not can they think, but can they feel."

[@marcianneaikau8776]

Thank you Temple, an inspiration you are!

[@heathermetz6576]

8:02 "Sensory-based thinking is specific!"

[@itisfinishednowtimetoclean2723]

PRICELESS! Simply So. I too am a visual thinker. I am also a Highly Sensory Person (Much research done on this HSP) type, I thought my thinking was common, turns out not so much so. Got to Adore this woman!

[@grammaticopedanticus9727]

@17:48 - ‘reducing fear’ - cf. W. Edwards Deming, in human ‘management’: ‘Drive out fear.’ (Incidentally and coincidentally, the word ‘management’ comes from Italian horse training ‘managiamento’ - working with a horse from a hand-held line. Temple Grandin is superb in teaching us all about how much of what we think of as thinking is perceiving, and she is superb, by precept and example, in teaching us in making sense of the panoply.

[@patriciastreufert9636]

Such a wonderful lady to learn about.

[@philippamediwake1235]

I always describe myself as a visual thinker & love nature & animals

[@TeacherMom80]

Thank you so much for your wonderful videos, Ms. Grandin! 💖🙏🏼🤗

[@carlcushmanhybels8159]

I'm glad Temple Grandin's still wearing the 'same' eccentric Western shirt(s) she wore 8 or ten years ago when I last saw her.

[@ourgeorgiasuburbanhomestea6309]

Thank you for making this video. I am a dyslexic who "doesnt pick up on social cues" .. I think I am on the spectrum. Spent 30 years as a journalist and that career kept my ADHD involved. Every minute was different. I could deal with several subjects all at the same time. Testing for graduate school showed my analytic skills were off the charts. My IQ is in the high 160s. But I have always been the square peg, the weird duck. I trained horses as a young woman until I broke my back/neck and fractured my skull. That lead to other problems. As I age I lose patience, I forget things. I get mad very easily. Animals? Well, look at my picture. I used to rescue misunderstood wildlife (yes I am trained to do this). Reptiles, non-RVS species. Opossums love me for some reason, as do snakes. I have had a very good life, with the creatures. Humans, not so much. What you have said here resonates with me extremely deeply. Thank you for explaining me to me.

[@ALSomthin]

This is great stuff she truly is a treasure! She brilliantly helps us gain much needed awareness in understanding how our fellow creatures and how this crosses over to human understanding as well. Awareness and understanding of how fear plays a part in the behavior of animals and humans is essential to both human and animal welfare and our very survival. It is essential to make our this awareness the norm in how we relate to them and to each other and not a rarity.

[@eleanorcramer7986]

I instantly remembered those shadows and sun spots I also took photos of during eclipse. . Was new to me. I so admire your insights and presentations of wonderful ‘common sense’ that wasn’t evident . Still developing my filter systems.

[@sonjatheierl1]

I have always had a connection with animals. I do have alotta social anxieties but thats it. This woman has a heart biggger than montana and smarter than the average person we need about billion more of her!

[@colleenmolloy5244]

So happy to hear you say temperament is linked to colour. Believed that for most of my adult life .Until you said it I've never had anyone agree with me .Horse people that say a horse is a horse colour has nothing to do with it .Thank you for your insites about so many things ♥

[@RanchMamaFox]

Of course temperament is linked to color... anyone who disagrees hasn't been around enough horses, but they are welcome to meet my spicy sorrel. 🤣 I'm glad to hear her say it too!

[@ginajones2328]

I was always drawn to Chestnut color.....I found Bays Stubborn and Grey's super feisty. Chestnut s were just sweet. I have chestnut color hair also 🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎💟

[@RanchMamaFox]

@@ginajones2328 haha true! My grey mustang is super feisty on the ground, like he's saying "I'm a big wild mustang!" He's such a ham, smiling & pawing for treats, tossing his head etc - but once he's under saddle he's a big cupcake, my 12yo daughter shows him in 4-H and he'll do anything she asks. My sorrel QH is great with my 8yo daughter, he saves all the stubborn & spicy stuff for mama. LOL 😆

[@leeboriack8054]

Informative and entertaining with out a lot of filler. Well done!

[@chhardin2]

I remember seeing TG on Johnny Carson years ago. She was the same as in this video as an older woman.

[@lanagardner2455]

She's amazing!

[@Laura-ii1xq]

She has already tought me in this video about autism. I'm going to look for her books now. We are an autism family and I have a feeling she is going to help a lot.

[@alicejump2290]

Wonderful, years of movies in my mind whenever reading! But difficulty with numbers, I really did not associate numbers with counting! My teachers got upset because my math made no sense, I was putting designs together as art! Had nothing to do with arithmetic, but I understood division if it was visual! Multiplication was horrible, never really memorized the tables past five times, fake it still at 79 years old, revaluation was seeking sevens on calendar in classrooms! Hope world pays attention!

[@urnosey23]

Gotta love this lady. Thank you for your time and expertise ❤️😁