Temple Grandin is a professor at Colorado State University who is autistic . One of her biggest real-world accomplishments , she said , was when a mother recently told her that her autistic child had gone to college because of Grandin 's inspiration . She sees autism as a gift , not a disability . Comment: My mind works `` like Google for images '' Grandin is the subject of an HBO film starring Claire Danes .
Temple Grandin is a professor at Colorado State University who is autistic . She sees autism as a gift , not a disability . Comment: My mind works `` like Google for images '' Grandin is the subject of an HBO film starring Claire Danes .