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Temple Grandin says too many kids with autism are coddled, that teachers and parents sometimes don't realize what their kids are capable of.
"Half the people in Silicon Valley have got some degree of Asperger's," she says.
In this episode from the Traverse City National Writers Series: Temple Grandin talks about growing up in the 1950s with autism, and how she gained a foothold in a traditionally male field. She has revolutionized the slaughterhouse industry.
She's also a prolific writer. Her most recent book is "The Autistic Brain."