# The world needs all kinds of minds

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2010
- Speaker: Temple Grandin
- Year: 2010
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, Psychology and the brain, Art, architecture and design, Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/temple_grandin_the_world_needs_all_kinds_of_minds)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Temple Grandin, diagnosed with autism as a child, talks about how her mind works -- sharing her ability to "think in pictures," which helps her solve problems that neurotypical brains might miss. She makes the case that the world needs people on the autism spectrum: visual thinkers, pattern thinkers, verbal thinkers, and all kinds of smart geeky kids.

## Lectures

1. [The world needs all kinds of minds](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/temple_grandin_the_world_needs_all_kinds_of_minds/ec25d9c134dd), 20 min (TED's player)