Temple Grandin calls for “real change in the real world”

Most of you have probably heard of Temple Grandin, noted autistic professor, writer, and inventor. Her work centers around psychological diversity and has so many implications. After all, if we’re asking people to accept that there is no “normal” way of demonstrating gender identity or sexuality, then shouldn’t we get hip to the idea that different ways of thinking and interacting with our world should also be seen as necessary diversity? This is her recent TED talk on “thinking in pictures”:

I haven’t seen the new movie starring Claire Danes, but I’ve actually heard fairly good things. Anyone have a chance to check it out? What did you think?
There’s an interactive transcript here.

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