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Walleye

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3. Reading her book "Thinking in Pictures" changed my life

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Jan 24, 2022, 07:57 AM

Jan 2022

I saw a lot of myself in that book. I am just about her age. I always knew I had problems. They always told me I was smart. I grew up a photographer and made my living at it.Not sure I could’ve ever done anything else successfully

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Temple Grandin Wants Us to Think Differently About Kids Who Think Differently. [View all] elleng Jan 2022 OP

Bookmarking to read later. Temple Grandin is a remarkable woman and japple Jan 2022 #1

I taught an 8 yo who was obsessed with a no_hypocrisy Jan 2022 #2

Reading her book "Thinking in Pictures" changed my life Walleye Jan 2022 #3

An author whose works are important but have mostly been ignored in textbooks. Lonestarblue Jan 2022 #4

Thanks. It was a fascinating interview. NNadir Jan 2022 #5

Bookmarkingto read later.. I admire this great woman incredibly. Hekate Jan 2022 #6

Archival link of this interview. She's a wonder. erronis Jan 2022 #7