The world needs all kinds of minds - Temple Grandin

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Published 2013-02-10
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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.

Talk by Temple Grandin.

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  • It is 1:00am on 8/23/23 and I am up praising God for me finding and watching Dr. Grandin's video. For the past two hours i had been trying to gather information on my 8 year old grandson's case of mild autism. It is showing more concern as time goes by but her talk has greatly helped me understand what his mind is like. Thank you so very much doctor. I saw your movie years ago and plan on seeing it again and reading any of your books that I can get my hands on. Thank you and God bless you.
  • @celestes.7187
    I have autism and I’m a landscape architect designing playscapes for children. My current project is designing a sensory garden for autistic children 😊. I read temple grandin’s book as a teenager and thanks to her I found myself a career where my skills were valued. Uni was difficult - as I got stuck in the detail too much and was overwhelmed to deliver on time but I graduated and it’s much easier in actual work as there are co-workers who know your strengths and to keep you on task. You would be amazed how something that seems so obvious to me completely goes over the head of other people. Thank you Temple 🙏🏼
  • @yourenough3
    We need more people like this in this world. My daughter is one of these beautiful people. Shes 7 and I am very protective over her. She is high functioning and she WILL make a difference in this world. ❤❤❤
  • This makes me incredibly hopeful, my son was recently diagnosed with mild autism. His early intervention teacher was saying many of these same things about teaching him with the things he is fixated upon I know he is going to be in good hands.
  • @rosebugeja6752
    evolution has taken the neurotypical brain and the autistic brain down different paths; this has not led one brain to be better than the other, only different; the world needs both kinds of minds, i agree
  • @heroicuser8520
    "Get these kids turned on". Ok, Temple Grandin is great. I see that many of my teachers are retired engineers or biologists and they're often the best teachers.
  • @lidu6363
    She is still under-appreciated. Autism is under-appreciated.
  • @TheShenergy
    Temple Grandin you are one of my most favorite people on this planet! Peace sister! We LOVE you in Alberta and in Canada! Keep speaking, we are listening! Love ya! xo from B.C xo
  • @sensorychannel
    The absolute best speaker on Autism! Thanks for this inspiring talk.
  • @lucyfer6689
    I can so relate! I am an extremely visual thinker and I LOVE art, but my reading and writing skills are very poor i guess as a result of that. I am so happy that there are others out there who are different and I agree our education system really needs to understand that many different minds need many different forms of teaching. My Calculus teacher doesn't like how i am too visual and not algebraic enough. Thank you for making me feel special and important for the crazy mind I do have =)
  • You never forget meeting your heroes. I, for one, met Dr. Grandin and she is awesome. I actually saw her on her tour when she was at UNC-Wilmington Trask Coliseum. She's awesome and I understand where she's coming from.
  • @wgastrove
    This Ted Talk speech needs to be turned into a children's book. They need to learn early that they have a learning style.
  • I have autism spectrum disorder and I definitely don't think in pictures, in fact, I was never able to follow picture books, and comic books are very difficult for me to follow, I think in words.
  • @TRIKER333
    REAL change in the REAL world. Simple and brilliant. And I'm relieved to see that she appreciated the movie as much as I did.
  • @truesician
    her other book 'animals in translation' is very good indeed... densely packed with thought provoking information
  • @OrionOlamPiksie
    She's under-valued. And yeah, I always excelled with hands on classes. :) She's amazing.
  • Dr. Grandin, please know how very much I appreciate you! Your ability and willingness to explain how you see/think is awesome to me! Thank you for advocating for children to have hands-on activities and jobs. Blessings to you :-)