Episode 193-"Visual Thinkers: The Extraordinary Life of Temple Grandin" Guest: Temple Grandin
Temple Grandin joins Dr. Meg Meeker in speaking about the different forms of thinking and functioning as an adult with autism. She is a primarily visual thinker who considers verbal communication to be a secondary skill. Grandin has taken strong positions on autism and the education of autistic children. She advocates early intervention, including the training of teachers to direct each child’s specific fixations, which they discuss in this podcast. Website: https://www.templegrandin.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drtemplegrandin FROM THE PRODUCER Thanks for listening to Episode #193, Visual Thinking: Why Some Kids Learn Differently and for helping Dr. Meg’s parenting revolution reach more than SEVEN MILLION downloads! Please subscribe, rate and leave a review for us on iTunes! Get Social with Dr. Meg on Facebook & Instagram @MegMeekerMD Check out Dr. Meg’s parenting resources and tools! www.meekerparenting.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices