Exploring the Mind of a Visual Thinker: Thinking in Photo-Realistic Images

6/12/2007; 43 minutes

Tune in for this unusual presentation on autism by someone with autism. Animal Science professor Temple Grandin, who designs livestock handling facilities, discusses the workings of the mind of a visual thinker like herself. She discusses how she uses concrete visual metaphors — including a nonverbal video library of particular people, places and associations — to make sense of the world around her. Recorded on 2/14/2007. (#12871)

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