temple grandin
Temple Grandin is an autistic woman, who has been fortunate to have a caring mother, few awesome mentors and amazingly capable brain to make her an expert in animal husbandry. She's quite famous, and is now the subject of made for HBO movie starring Claire Danes, who, I might add, should certainly get nominated and win a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Temple. Dr. Grandin recently gave a talk at TED conference. I think it is a must watch. Her talk is interesting from multiple standpoints--she talks like an autistic person, but her message is simple and to the point. It's only 20 minutes, but i think she provides important insight in the condition from the standpoint of the person who has it.