Temple Grandin: Honoring Different Kinds of Minds Empowers Everyone (Neurodiversity)

This interview originally aired on August 31, 2023, on the summit: Mama Bear Family Care: 42 Inspired Steps to Create Dynamic Eco-Friendly Living for Your Family.

I will be releasing one interview per week from previous summits as part of “Season 2” of the “New View, New Life” podcast.

Temple Grandin: Honoring Different Kinds of Minds Empowers Everyone (Neurodiversity)

You will love this interview if you or someone you know is a little (or a lot!) different, and wanting to take their place in the world.

Temple Grandin was autistic in a time when autism was not well understood, and struggled with things most people take for granted, like speaking and dealing with people in everyday situations like school or grocery stores.

Now she is helping people all over the world understand different kinds of thinking, and how all the different kinds of minds, and the skills associated with them, are needed for a functioning, thriving society.

We talk about visual thinking, the widespread loss of critical skills stemming from gifted students being screened out and ending up in the basement playing video games instead of inventing, building and maintaining technology and infrastructure.

I had several breakthrough moments and learned so much in this conversation about how to support young people and even adults like myself, to meet our needs and take our place to offer our unique gifts. I hope you find similar inspiration and hope.

My favorite takeaway from Temple was to transition gradually into living our purpose. I would love to hear what your favorite tip or takeaway was. Let me know yours by leaving a comment!

Bio:

Temple Grandin is a Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University.

Facilities she has designed for handling livestock are used by many companies around the world. She has also been instrumental in implementing animal welfare auditing programs that are used by McDonalds, Wendy's, Whole Foods, and other corporations.

Temple has appeared on numerous TV shows such as 20/20 and Prime Time. Her books include: Thinking in Pictures, Livestock Handling and Transport and The Autistic Brain. Her books Animals in Translation and Visual Thinking have been on the New York Times Bestseller List. Temple was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in September 2017 and in 2022 was named a Colorado State University Distinguished Professor.

https://www.templegrandin.com

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