IRABINA PRESENTS PROF. TEMPLE GRANDIN: AUTISM & MY PATH THROUGH LIFE
TOGETHER WITH TIM SHARP - LASER BEAK MAN
PLEASE JOIN US TO WELCOME PROF. TEMPLE GRANDIN, ONE OF THE WORLD’S
LEADING ADVOCATES FOR AUTISM; PSYCHOLOGIST, AUTHOR, SCIENTIST, AND
INVENTOR.
TEMPLE GRANDIN HAS SERVED AS AN INSPIRATION AND ROLE MODEL TO HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES AND AUTISTIC PEOPLE. HER INNOVATIONS IN
ANIMAL SCIENCE HAVE CHANGED THE WORLD AND SHE ATTRACTS THE WORLD’S
ATTENTION WHEN SHE SPEAKS.
SHE WAS ACKNOWLEDGED AS ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN THE
WORLD IN THE 2010 “TIME MAGAZINE TOP 100 LIST’ AND WAS
IMMORTALISED BY CLAIRE DAINES IN THE HBO FILM TEMPLE GRANDIN.
SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM AS A CHILD AND DIDN’T SPEAK UNTIL THE
AGE OF 4. TODAY TEMPLE IS IN MUCH DEMAND ON THE WORLD STAGE AND
DISCUSSES TOPICS LIKE THE IMPORTANCE OF FOSTERING DIFFERENT KINDS OF
MINDS AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY FOCUSING ON AUTISTIC
CHILDREN.
TEMPLE IS JOINED BY TIM SHARP, THE CREATOR OF LASER BEAK MAN. TIM HAS
WON FANS FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD WITH HIS UNIQUE SENSE OF HUMOUR AND
VERY ORIGINAL ART. HIS WORK GARNERED INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION WHEN, IN
A WORLD FIRST FOR AN AUTISTIC PERSON, LASER BEAK MAN WAS TURNED INTO
AN ANIMATED TV SERIES. HE’S ALSO A RENOWNED KEYNOTE SPEAKER, AND
PROVIDES STIRRING EXAMPLES AND IRREVERENT OPINIONS OF PEOPLE AND
SITUATIONS.
THIS WILL BE AN UNFORGETTABLE EVENT. DON’T MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING
OPPORTUNITY TO HEAR TWO BRILLIANT, WORLD LEADING KEYNOTE SPEAKERS.
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