Temple Grandin: “The World Needs ALL Kinds of Minds” (Clinton)

In celebration of the 40^th year of the Charles Chadwell Endowment, the Education Department cordially invites you to attend the 10^th Annual Charles Chadwell Special Education Institute featuring author and speaker Dr. Temple Grandin.

Dr. Grandin will deliver her talk entitled, “The World Needs ALL Kinds of Minds” followed by a book signing. Books will be on sale at the event.

Some people are good at art, some are good at math. Others are talented in writing. Dr. Grandin is an extreme visual thinker and words narrate the pictures in her imagination. Visual thinking is an asset for artists, mechanics, and graphic designers. Research has shown that there are two kinds of visual thinkers. They are “object visualizers” like her, and mathematical “visual spatial” thinkers who think in patterns. The different kinds of minds have skills that complement each other. People who have difficulty in school or who have autism, ADHD, or dyslexia often have uneven skills. In this talk, Dr. Grandin explains how educators need to spend more time helping students develop their strengths to prepare them for good careers.

Everyone welcome! This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required.

Photo by Rosalie Winard

Temple Grandin is a Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University. Facilities she has designed for handling livestock are used by many companies around the world. She has also been instrumental in implementing animal welfare auditing programs that are used by McDonalds, Wendy’s, Whole Foods, and other corporations. Temple has appeared on numerous TV shows such as 20/20, Larry King Live, and Prime Time. Her books include: Thinking in Pictures, Livestock Handling and Transport and The Autistic Brain. Her book Animals in Translation has been on the New York Times Bestseller List. Temple was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in September 2017 and in 2022 was named a Colorado State University Distinguished Professor.

When: Friday, August 16, 2024

Time: 5:00 pm (one hour talk followed by book signing)

Where: Belk Auditorium

Register by Monday, August 12, 2024

For questions about this event, please contact Dr. Julia Wilkins at jwilkins@presby.edu or Dr. Tammy Graham at tjgraham@presby.edu.

This event is made possible by the Charles Chadwell Endowment for Special Education. The endowment was established in 1984 by Francis E. Cothran and his wife Jean Syminton Cothran in recognition of Dr. Charles Chadwell’s service as superintendent of the Whitten Center in Clinton. Billy Cothran, Mr. and Mrs. Cothran’s only son, was a resident of the Whitten Center. The endowment is designed to be used for scholarship awards for students who plan to continue their education in the field of special education, and is also in place to “provide seminars, lectures, or workshops led by recognized authorities in fields related to Special Education, which will promote a better understanding of the circumstances” faced by individuals with disabilities and their families.