Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Temple Grandin



Temple Grandin, diagnosed with autism as a child, talks about how her mind works -- sharing her ability to "think in pictures," which helps her solve problems that neurotypical brains might miss. She makes the case that the world needs people on the autism spectrum: visual thinkers, pattern thinkers, verbal thinkers, and all kinds of smart geeky kids.
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check out her talk on TED: "The world needs all kinds of minds"
http://www.ted.com/talks/temple_grandin_the_world_needs_all_kinds_of_minds.html

also her talk: "Why autism is a gift"

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/03/01/temple.grandin.ted/index.html?eref=rss_health&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_health+%28RSS%3A+Health%29&utm_content=Google+International

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