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I found out about Temple Grandin in an odd bout of serendipity.
First, I saw her newest book at the UCI bookstore (already in itself a serendipitous meeting, since that entire trip was a whim). A few days later, I read a great paper that she wrote in 2009, "How does visual thinking work in the mind of a person with autism? A personal account." The following afternoon, Chuck pointed me to an autism conference, where Grandin happened to be the keynote speaker - at the Oshman JCC of all places, a two minute walk from my front door. I went to the conference the next day to drop off flyers, and ended up staying for her talk and speaking with her afterwards! It was a whirlwind - not a week after first hearing Grandin's name, there I was exchanging phone numbers with her.
Anyhow, I'm really liking the book so far. I always wonder about autobiographical accounts, and whether those childhood conversations are invented. I've written compositions myself...all the words I put in are made-up after the fact. There's no way I remember the wording of an interaction I had when I was 6, or even 20. Anyways, that's a minor bone to pick.
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Twas great! Thought provoking, really interesting. Brought up some new ideas.
First, I saw her newest book at the UCI bookstore (already in itself a serendipitous meeting, since that entire trip was a whim). A few days later, I read a great paper that she wrote in 2009, "How does visual thinking work in the mind of a person with autism? A personal account." The following afternoon, Chuck pointed me to an autism conference, where Grandin happened to be the keynote speaker - at the Oshman JCC of all places, a two minute walk from my front door. I went to the conference the next day to drop off flyers, and ended up staying for her talk and speaking with her afterwards! It was a whirlwind - not a week after first hearing Grandin's name, there I was exchanging phone numbers with her.
Anyhow, I'm really liking the book so far. I always wonder about autobiographical accounts, and whether those childhood conversations are invented. I've written compositions myself...all the words I put in are made-up after the fact. There's no way I remember the wording of an interaction I had when I was 6, or even 20. Anyways, that's a minor bone to pick.
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Twas great! Thought provoking, really interesting. Brought up some new ideas.
