{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68de61129688ba0b55248a09/68de63fb30d4829de2ff4d1b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Autistic Advocacy: The Trouble with Temple Grandin","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/68de61129688ba0b55248a09/1759404722544-4d27ed18-8dd8-4a00-a683-79c6b4e483dd.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode of <em>Autistic Advocacy, </em>hosts Dr. Angela Kingdon and Matt Lowry, LPP, explore the life and legacy of Temple Grandin—the first widely recognized autistic celebrity. While Grandin indelibly changed how America thinks about autism, her prominence also raises deep and complex issues within Autistic culture.</p><p><br></p><p>🎧 What You’ll Learn:</p><ul><li>Temple’s childhood diagnosis of “brain damage” in the 1950s and how her privileged upbringing gave her unique opportunities to succeed.</li><li>Her rise to prominence as an animal science PhD, prolific author, and sought-after speaker at autism conferences—making her the most famously Autistic person alive.</li><li>The double-edged impact of her messaging: advocating for masking to fit in, promoting “high functioning vs. low functioning” distinctions, and aligning with capitalist and ableist values.</li><li>Why many in the Autistic community see her views as harmful, particularly her support for ABA and eugenics-based ideas.</li><li>The positive contributions she made, such as raising awareness of sensory differences and influencing deinstitutionalization.</li><li>The larger conversation of privilege, representation, and how colonialist narratives shape cultural icons.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Resources:</em></p><p><a href=\"https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1993/12/27/anthropologist-mars\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Oliver Sacks Piece</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/stores/Temple-Grandin/author/B000AP9AQU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Temple Grandin’s books</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ted.com/talks/temple_grandin_the_world_needs_all_kinds_of_minds\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Temple Grandin Ted talk</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.hbo.com/movies/temple-grandin\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Temple Grandin BioPic</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2017/07/05/research-shows-three-distinct-thought-styles-in-people-with-autism/?sh=7e20659c221e\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">More on Types of Thinking</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/evolution-autism-diagnosis-explained/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Evolution of the DSM perspective on Autism</a></p><p><br></p><p><em>Related episodes:</em></p><p><a href=\"https://autisticculture.substack.com/p/episode-36-bad-autism-diagnoses-special#details\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bad Autism Diagnosis</a></p><p><a href=\"https://autisticculture.substack.com/p/episode-20-sesame-street-is-autistic#details\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sesame Street is Autistic</a></p><p><br></p><p><em>🌟 Connect With Us</em></p><p><em>📱 Follow us on </em><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/autisticculturepodcast/?next=%2F\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></p><p><em>🎧 Find us on </em><a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-autistic-culture-podcast/id1653171456\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a> and <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/6wyddJdKhPr0b74563fsFl?si=44b458376d0947b7\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a></p><p><em>🛍️Our Autism-affirming </em><a href=\"https://store.dftba.com/collections/the-autistic-culture-podcast?srsltid=AfmBOooZpStgFz-IgohwbyvOoZq5KAnWMIEneY9MEQPJcYf1AF5sN5Y_\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">merch shop</a></p><p><em>🌐 Learn more at</em><a href=\"http://www.autisticculturepodcast.com/subscribe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> www.autisticculturepodcast.com</a></p>","author_name":"Autistic Culture Podcast Network"}