Today I watched this video trailer: http://tinyurl.com/ydf3r24. I was / am so reminded of my son Tanner. People with these types of visual abilities are what I call Earth Changers. Temple is able to see beyond the shallow realm that you and I see. She is able to see beyond two-dimensional images and create a world in her mind that most of us can’t comprehend.
My son Tanner is currently working on a science fair project, “How To Replace Fossil Fuel with Algae Fuel”. His project was first named “How To Replace Fossil Fuel with Kelp Fuel” but he has since learned that “Kelp” was limiting. “Some plants have higher concentrations of oil, mom.” he informed me. “Oh, sure…” I replied, trying to stay in the conversation. “So, would you need to use several different plants to make the kind of fuel you want?” I asked. I thought it was a pretty good question.
“I’d probably cross-pollinate plants to get the best one and I’d use the right kind of fertilizer,” he replied. “Did you know that I am going to reduce the amount of waste because I’m going to use poop from animals and from people to grow my algae! The whole world is going to be better!” Sometimes truth is funnier than fiction I thought to myself…
Only this isn’t fiction. Algae can thrive in the worst of conditions… using waste water and waste products. Increasing the production of a cleaner, greener fuel and reducing the amount of waste that is building up on our beautiful planet…. hummm…. From my point of view, it appears to be the best of both worlds and I am really learning to appreciate the concept!
Tanner has been researching his ideas and he has landed on a few sites that have become his favorites. http://www.greenchipstocks.com/ is one of his favorites. It seems that the experts are a few steps ahead of him but I have no doubt that Tanner will be corroborating with many soon.
Just like Temple Grandin my son can see images that I can only dream off. Helping him to chase his rainbow will help me to see the world more clearly. Will I ever see like Temple Grandin or my son? I hope so. I know that the more I do to help share their magical accomplishments the closer I will come!
6 Responses to “Temple Grandin: Images in Her Mind”
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February 2nd, 2010 at 4:57 pm
Wishing Tanner much success with his science project. It seems you are learning alot about the subject, along with him, Rhonda!
February 5th, 2010 at 5:37 pm
This is very interesting. I like how you merged your son and Temple. Seems to me that they are similar in more ways than one. Having a mother as their advocate, for one, is huge. You are doing a great job with him and I look for him to do great things.
February 10th, 2010 at 11:54 am
I just watched the movie about Temple Grandin. Although some of it was depressing I learned a lot about a person who can actually see in pictures. It is amazing to me to try and imagine how people who see the world like this even survive let alone thrive. I think your son will be another miracle like Temple Grandin. You must be so proud of him.
March 21st, 2010 at 4:09 am
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March 25th, 2010 at 1:58 am
Thank you for sharing this information about Temple Grandin. She is amazing. You should consider making a movie about your son some day. I’ll bet he’s going to do even more things than Temple.
May 15th, 2010 at 8:32 pm
Good Morning. Thank you for this article about Temple Grandin. Your site is really awesome.