Thursday, April 17, 2008
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
CDC, Roybal Campus,
Thomas Harkin Global Communications Center (Building 19)
Atlanta, Georgia
Registration
To register, please fill out this form and fax or email it to:
Melody Stevens
Email: sme1@cdc.gov
FAX: 404-498-3550
You can also register by phone at 404-498-3860
About this event:
Temple Grandin, Ph.D., is one of the most accomplished and well-known adults with autism. She has been featured on major television programs, such as ABC’s “Primetime Live" and “20/20,” NBC’s "Today Show", CNN’s "Larry King Live", and CBS’s "48 Hours" and in national publications, such as Time, People, Forbes, U.S. News and World Report, and New York Times.
Dr. Grandin didn't talk until she was three and a half years old, communicating her frustration instead by screaming, peeping and humming. In 1950, she was diagnosed with autism and her parents were told she should be institutionalized. She tells her story of "groping her way from the far side of darkness" in her book Emergence: Labeled Autistic.
Today, Dr. Grandin is a designer of livestock handling facilities and a Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University. She also speaks around the world on autism.
Please save the date to hear Dr. Grandin tell her story in recognition of Autism Awareness Month.
Presented by CDC’s National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities and Autism Speaks, in collaboration with CADEF: The Childhood Autism Foundation, The Marcus Institute, and Autism Society of America, Georgia Chapter.
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