Friday, March 5, 2010

Temple Grandin's TED talk

I've just finished listening to another inspiring TED talk - this one by Temple Grandin
http://www.ted.com/talks/temple_grandin_the_world_needs_all_kinds_of_minds.html

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.

TED Each year, fifty of the world's most fascinating thinkers gather in Monterrey and deliver the 18 minute speech of their lives about an exciting idea in science, business, the arts and the global issues. The TED website makes these wonderful talks available to the rest of us as streaming video.

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