Thursday, May 30, 2019

Temple Grandin to speak at South Alabama Conference on Mental Health: Autism


The University of South Alabama Office of Continuing Medical Education will host the second annual South Alabama Conference on Mental Health from 8 a.m. to 5:35 p.m. July 25, at the USA Mitchell Center.  The conference will bring together speakers and experts to share their research, experience and interventions surrounding autism.

Temple Grandin, Ph.D., will deliver the keynote address, "Autism and My Path Through Life." Grandin is a professor of animal science at Colorado State University, consultant to the livestock industry on animal behavior, and autism spokesperson. She is one of the first individuals on the autism spectrum to publicly share insights from her personal experience of autism.

Grandin will also present a community talk at 7 p.m. July 25, at the USA Mitchell Center.

For more information and to register for the conference or community event, visit the CMA Tracker. Contact Sharrie Cranford at (251) 414-8080 or usacmeducation@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Learn more about Temple Grandin.