Giselle Potter

Presents the story of Grandin's "squeeze machine," describing her childhood love of building and design, as well as her sensitivities. As a young girl, Temple Grandin loved folding paper kites, making obstacle courses, and building lean-tos. But she really didn't like hugs. Temple wanted to be held-but to her, hugs felt like being stuffed inside the scratchiest sock in the world; like a tidal wave of dentist drills, sandpaper, and awful cologne,...