The World Needs All Kinds of Minds, Dr. Temple Grandin

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If you have Netflix, take about 20 minutes to watch this episode of TEDTalks, where Dr. Temple Grandin discusses how the world needs all kinds of minds and how she has used her autism to her advantage in the cattle industry.  Dr. Grandin is a world-renowned livestock handling expert.  She is a professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University and designs livestock handling facilities.  She was also diagnosed with autism as a child.  HBO made a biographical film of her life staring Claire Danes (see the trailer at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpkN0JdXRpM) and Time magazine names her to list of the "100 People Who Most Affect Our World".  You can also see more of her work on her YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/TempleGrandin. 



Netflix users- click on the link below to watch her episode of TEDTalks:
http://www.netflix.com/watch/70232881?trackId=2&tctx=0%252C0%252Cf2f5063f-2470-4c8c-9699-05ec6f07e0fb-18740321