Temple Grandin

Since then, the diagnosis rate of children with autism in the U.S. has grown from 1 in 2,000 to 1 in 59, the CDC reports, making it the fastest growing developmental disability in the world.

About 500 educators, mental health professionals and parents were at University of Houston-Clear Lake on Jan. 5 to hear from Temple Grandin, internationally renowned author and speaker on autism. Grandin, who was diagnosed with autism…