“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.”

American academic, inventor, and ethologist

Temple Grandin is an American academic, inventor, and ethologist. She is known for her work on animal behavior and for advocating humane treatment of livestock in slaughter systems. Grandin has written more than 60 scientific papers on animal behavior and has worked as a consultant to the livestock industry, advising on how animals respond and move. Her public profile is closely tied to practical, humane approaches to animal handling and design.