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Rebel Girls

Temple Grandin Read by Kat Taylor

Rebel Girls

Rebel Girls

Stories For Kids, Education For Kids, Kids & Family

4.57.2K Ratings

🗓️ 26 May 2026

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Once upon a time, there was a girl who thought in pictures instead of words. Her name was Temple. When Temple was a girl, her parents realized she was different. Her mind was full of pictures of everything she’d ever seen or experienced. Temple was then diagnosed with autism. In the 1950s, doctors didn't know much about her condition, so they recommended that Temple be sent away. Temple’s mother insisted that she would thrive at home with the right support and the right education. Because of that courageous act, Temple grew up to change the world for millions of animals. Tune in to find out how she did it. [This episode originally aired May 2020.] Our narrator this episode is Kat Taylor, a philanthropist dedicated to restoring social justice and environmental well-being, and building a more inclusive world. Kat is active in a variety of social enterprises and currently serves as Co-Founder and Board Chair of Beneficial State Bank, whose mission it is to spread prosperity in communities. Kat is also a Founding Director of TomKat Ranch Educational Foundation (TKREF), dedicated to inspiring sustainable food systems. This podcast is based on the book series also titled Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls. Our Executive Producers are Elena Favilli and Joy Fowlkes. This season was produced by John Marshall Cheary, Sarah Storm, and Robin Lai. This episode was written by Alexis Stratton and edited by Pam Gruber. Maithy Vu proofread. Original theme music was composed and performed by Elettra Bargiacchi who has also sound designed this episode. Mattia Marcelli was the sound mixer.

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0:00.0

Once upon a time, there was a girl who thought in pictures.

0:07.0

Her name was Temple.

0:10.0

It was 1947.

0:13.0

Temple lived in a large White House in Massachusetts.

0:18.0

She loved spinning in the swing that hung from the maple tree in her backyard.

0:23.6

She loved spinning lots of things, actually, from coins to jar lids.

0:29.6

Spinning helped her block out the noisy, scary world.

0:35.6

For Temple, a whirring fan sounded like a jet engine.

0:41.6

Bright lights hurt her head,

0:43.9

and the white petticoat she wore to church on Sundays

0:47.0

felt like needles poking at her skin.

0:52.0

Temple struggled to speak,

0:53.6

and people around her often sounded like they were talking gibberish.

0:58.0

It made her so frustrated, she'd wail, break things, flap her arms, and cry.

1:06.0

Some people thought Temple was stupid because she had tantrums and spoke so rarely.

1:13.6

Temple was smart though. She just didn't think like everyone else did.

1:19.6

Instead of words, her head was full of pictures of everything she'd ever experienced.

1:32.2

And one day, Temple would use that brain full of images to prove how smart she really was.

1:51.9

I'm Kat Taylor, and this is Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, a fairy tale podcast about the rebel women who inspire us. This week, Temple Grandin.

2:01.7

When Temple was a baby, she pushed away her mom's hugs.

2:06.8

At age two, when most toddlers start talking, Temple said nothing.

2:12.8

Her parents took her to many doctors and finally to a child psychiatrist.

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