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PROGRAM: TEMPLE GRANDIN DEBUT DATE: SATURDAY, FEB. 6 (8:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT) OTHER HBO PLAYDATES: Feb. 6 (11:45 p.m.), 7 (5:45 p.m.), 10 (11:30 a.m., 8:00 p.m.), 14 (10:30 a.m., 12:30 a.m.), 18 (9:30 a.m., 4:30 p.m.), 20 (2:00 p.m.), 22 (3:00 p.m., 10:30 p.m.) and 27 (noon) HBO2 PLAYDATES: Feb. 11 (8:00 p.m., 5:00 a.m.), 21 (10:00 a.m., 9:00 p.m.) and 24 (9:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m.) SYNOPSIS: TEMPLE GRANDIN paints a picture of a young woman’s perseverance and determination while struggling with the isolating challenges of autism at a time when it was still quite unknown. The biographical film chronicles Temple’s early diagnosis; her turbulent growth and development during her school years; and her emergence as a woman with an innate sensitivity and understanding of animal behavior. Undaunted by educational, social and professional roadblocks, Grandin drew on her unique talent to create a behavioral tool that revolutionized the cattle industry and laid the groundwork for her successful career as an author, lecturer and pioneering advocate for autism and autism spectrum disorder education. Temple Grandin: Played by Claire Danes Editor's note: As a consultant and one of the nation's most experienced pioneers in autism, Dianne Zager,PhD, is a vibrant professor of education at Pace University in New York City. She is increasingly known for developing alternatives for older students with autism in regular, non- "special" college classes. Grandin wrote the introduction for Zager’s latest textbook. Pace University has just selected the bestselling book, "The Curious Case of the Dog in the Nighttime," about a boy with autism, for its University-wide common reading this summer. On February 2nd, the British medical journal The Lancet offered a mea culpa of sorts for its role in launching a global vaccine scare. It's regrets come about 12 years too late. We asked Dr.Zager to comment: "Criticisms of Dr. Wakefield's article in The Lancet on the autism/vaccine connection stem from nondisclosure of his participation in a class action suit, as well as the sample in his study being too small to make a generalized statement. As a researcher, scientist, and educator, I am strongly in favor of considering all available information so long as one is able to keep in mind the assumptions and limitations of particular studies. Therefore, it seems to me to that the findings lend themselves to discussion and reflection. In my opinion, discussion of the possibility of one underlying cause in a spectrum disorder, does not negate the possibility of other causes – and is not a distracter in thinking and researching further. To stop all discussion is counterproductive to scientific inquiry. That being said, I strongly recommend that all children receive their recommended vaccinations." Dianne Zager, PhD, Michael C. Koffler Professor in Autism and Director of the Center for Teaching and Research in Autism at Pace University. Subscribe to our FREE Ezine and be eligible for Health News, discounted products/services and coupons related to your Health. We publish 24/7. HealthNewsDigest.com We videotape Press Conferences, produce Satellite MediaTour's, B-rolls, PSA's, - all with distribution: HealthyTelevisionProductionstvmike13@healthnewsdigest.com Top of Page 
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