Media That Inspires: Temple Grandin
By: Jenny Inglee, July 2010
"Media That Inspires" is an ongoing conversation at TakePart that recognizes the power that films, books, and other media have to compel change and prompt action. TakePart is asking people who make a difference every day about the works that have inspired them.
Temple Grandin may very well be the most accomplished person with autism in the world.
A renowned animal scientist and best-selling author, Grandin has changed the way people think about animal behavior and has transformed public perception of the autistic mind.
Her autism, Grandin believes, is what helps her see things as animals do. And because of that insight, many cows and pigs in the U.S. are given a better quality of life and a more humane slaughter.
When interviewed about the media that inspires her, Grandin explained that she thinks in pictures. “Being autistic," she says, "I have to troll through the Internet in my mind. It’s sort of like surfing on the computer.”
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