I heard this piece on NPR's Science Friday "Talk of the Nation" and I though it was fascinating. They where interviewing a woman called Temple Grandin. To give you a little background, Temple Grandin revolutionized the cattle business in this country and a lot of her ideas and designs became standards in the industry. In addition to the fact that she's exceptionally good at what she does, she was diagnosed with Autism at the age of four and has written a bunch of books, one of them being "Thinking in Pictures". For those of you who are into education and psychology, this woman's life story is absolutely inspiring.
If you have the time, I encourage you to listen to the interview. After I listened to it, I googled her and found a video (posted below) on youtube, where she talks about her experience being a highly functional person with Autism.
HBO just released a movie called "Temple Grandin" starring Claire Danes, based on this woman's life. I still haven't had a chance to see it (Don't have HBO) but I can't wait for it to come out on DVD to order it on Netflix. Has any of you out there seen it already? Would love to hear your reviews.
Here's a really cool video of Temple... I watched the whole thing...she's amazing!
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