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Jennifer Gilpin Yacio is the president of Future Horizons and Sensory World. Ever since her little brother was diagnosed with autism in 1982, she has been interested in how different people are affected by their senses. With an extensive career in both publishing and autism, the leap to heading a company based on autism and understanding the senses was an easy one. Jennifer is happy to be coming out with a second edition of her first children's book! Lynda Farrington Wilson is a beloved children's book author and illustrator, as well as a passionate advocate for autism awareness. She has authored five books and illustrated over 120 thus far. Endorsed by Dr. Temple Grandin, her award-winning book titled Squirmy Wormy, How I Learned to Help Myself was written for her youngest son, a sensory-seeker with autism. Lynda has 3 sons and 6 grandchildren. She works out of her Lime Crab Cottage studio in Smith Mountain Lake, VA. You can see her work at www.lyndafarringtonwilson.com Temple Grandin earned her PhD in Animal Science from the University of Illinois and is currently a Professor at Colorado State University. Dr. Grandin is one of the most respected individuals with autism in the world. She presents at conferences nationwide, helping thousands of parents and professionals understand how to help individuals with autism, PDD and related differences. She is the author of Emergence: Labeled Autistic, Thinking in Pictures, Animals in Translation (which spent many weeks on The New York Times Best-Seller List), The Autistic Brain, and The Loving Push, co-written with Debra Moore, PhD One of the most celebrated -- and effective -- animal advocates on the planet, Dr. Grandin revolutionized animal movement systems and spearheaded reform of the quality of life for the world's agricultural animals. She lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.